Guardian Cryptic #28930

2022-12-02

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Across

9a

Mike and Heather enthralled by an advanced style of country music? (9)

10a

Fast vehicle ditched by Shell? (5)

11a

Knitter knitted knick-knack (7)

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12a

Excel is almost certain to change (7)

13a

Force trainee to execute 'duck and cover', primarily when retreating (5)

14a

Old New Zealand admiral on manoeuvres (9)

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16a

Literary adventurer disturbed lingerer grabbing tool for opening letter (9,6)

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19a

Condition may seem poor around edges of pitch (9)

21a

Nine divine females married pursuers off and on (5)

22a

Notice call to work (5-2)

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23a

Handcuff a salt arrested by setter (7)

24a

Wrestler returned inside box-like zone (5)

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25a

Mobile meters, sayone way to repay debt (4,5)

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Down

1d

Tiny piece about centrally stripped grammatical form (10)

2d

Confuse order to let one's hair down? (8)

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3d

Mostly wonderful, tense batter's innings (6)

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4d

Engineer, eh? So it's said (4)

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5d

Character in Othello reported noble group of stars (10)

6d

Damn shower beginning to irritate Gulf national (8)

7d

Covering of slate on a dam (6)

8d

Extremely fickle twin sons own up (4)

14d

Spell in which nobody gets the runs (6,4)

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15d

Style doctor introducing several points (5,5)

17d

Alcohol clergy bottled at home (8)

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18d

Lock web address after X linked to copyright (4-4)

20d

Beggar's right to stop one who'll cough up (6)

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21d

Tiny setter's amphibian is caught (6)

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22d

Catch punch (4)

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23d

Bible book briefly picked up before end of religious service (4)