Guardian Cryptic #28921

2022-11-22

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Across

7a

Cover for the Times entertaining the City (7)

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8a

Bar brawl in 60 minutes or 7? (7)

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9a

Warning soldiers after cry of surprise (4)

10a

I left serious old building without perfume (9)

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12a

Colour coding's initial test (5)

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13a

Standing before holy man, for example, one on retreat (8)

15a

Democrat party leader departing in boat (4)

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16a

Vehicles honked, first travelling to the rear (5)

17a

Judge impounding European bank (4)

18a

Popular account: English royal abdicated over a breach (8)

20a

Advice rejected about long division (5)

21a

Even Daley's twisting and turning is brought to a standstill (9)

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22a

Two papers follow the Guardian's foremost talent (4)

24a

Discovery of caring female replacing male (7)

25a

Fitter of crown for the king? (7)

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Down

1d

Debussy's prelude has odd beat (4)

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2d

23 mean to eat bread regularly (8)

3d

Teach ladies and gents to climb over church (6)

4d

Group of prominent scientists support writer's blocks (8)

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5d

Missing worker catches mad cow disease (6)

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6d

Swear in debate there's no hell (4)

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11d

Before Sunday, no Pope destroyed books of rivals (9)

12d

Conservative lied at firstnow in trouble, the buffoon (5)

14d

Super important (5)

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16d

Small dalliance (8)

17d

Demote ambassador backing heartless renegade (8)

19d

A hairdo, say, to wear down (6)

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20d

Australian city's extremely sorry cartoonist is sacked (6)

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21d

One moving into home gets settled (4)

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23d

Fairly loud animal? (4)