Guardian Cryptic #28923

2022-11-24

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Across

9a

Performing twice in Tosca is stimulating for a soloist? (9)

10a

Refurbished loo contains very old moulding (5)

11a

Demanding person from Oldham needing a break? (7)

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12a

African fish's name maybe grasped by sailors (7)

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13a

Conservative going kind of pink, concerned with speech (4)

14a

Person grilling odd sandwiches is not out to lunch (10)

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16a

What reprobates do after some tobacco's in pocket (5,2)

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17a

Boxing a long time, clobber despicable people (7)

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19a

Establishing distance from two directions before time rambling (10)

22a

Cash returns for Jack, say (4)

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24a

Invest and invest, investing reserve (5-2)

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25a

Liking less parking in transport (7)

26a

Plain Welsh seaside resort, no northern dud (5)

27a

Screen star in a period of abstention cutting alcohol (9)

Down

1d

Passion dominates game, we hear, in pointless tennis position (4,8,3)

2d

Spy Indian princess rejecting article without thanks (4,4)

3d

One showing Mary pastry case from trattoria (5)

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4d

Opener gets run out in captivating draw (4,4)

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5d

Many runs perhaps in Twenty20? (6)

6d

Shrewder retaining ball, male player (9)

7d

Thoroughly soppy git by place of retreat (6)

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8d

Blunt answer's received about legislative measure (5,10)

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15d

Take in various keys, say, and polish roughly (6-3)

17d

Gaudy little skirts are popular with consumers (8)

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18d

One nameless dreamer with a bouquet (8)

20d

Revolutionary Communist wears brown, without exception (2,1,3)

21d

Banking centre, say, raised what's held in Russian banks (6)

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23d

Son has ice cream or small cake (5)

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