Guardian Cryptic #28938

2022-12-12

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Across

1a

Artists first impressed by youngsters (7)

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5a
16d

Dishevelled engineers put back more grating (7)

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9a

Brief top (5)

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10a

A grim tortuous character performance (9)

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11a

Prayer leads to our redemption, I gather (9)

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12a

Spades cut in dull card game (5)

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13a

Physician left after a woman's protracted delivery (5)

15a

Music for dancing bears spanning prohibition era (9)

18a

Mum stops a sailor boarding container vessel (9)

19a

Study setter's material (5)

21a

Sailor in action regularly dropped off here? (5)

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23a

Hip fractured recently in pursuit (9)

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25a

WWII fighter to make unauth­orised flight, returning seaman (6,3)

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26a

Sauce recipes, tomato included (5)

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27a

Below par wage? (4,3)

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28a

Degenerate Republican's falling asleep (7)

Down

1d

English medic turned up with hat on, first landing here? (4,3)

2d

Outstanding lakes in Britain polluted (9)

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3d

School's top people finally cracking Nutmeg's riddle (5)

4d
23d

Those with orders to carry out on battlefield? (9,5)

5d

Renowned athlete bearing name initially misprinted in schedule (5,9)

6d

Bare northern parts a Breton loved (9)

7d

Little Boy's younger and nastier cousin admitting personal problem to hospital doctor (1-4)

8d

Touring East, passes on hand-rolled ciggies (7)

14d

Tart flavouring a little bit sweet (5,4)

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16d

See 5

17d

Not the best variety of bean to eat? (7-2)

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18d

Scoundrel blocking intelligence agency's bugs (7)

20d

Seasonal post with strings attached? (7)

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22d

Modern language degree, so it appears (5)

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23d

See 4

24d

Outrage as a Guardian setter's reported (5)

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