Guardian Cryptic #28939

2022-12-13

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Across

1a

Daughter is chased by pig that’s let out (8)

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5a

Here’s a surprise about the French overture from Ravel? It’s not an overture (6)

9a

Rung number? Most of class engaged, possibly (6,3)

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11a

Feminine reserve about husband’s file (5)

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12a

Set subsequently including father has to fail (2,4,3,3)

15a

Love to have sex, not about to retreat (4)

16a

Star culture mostly irregular of form (10)

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18a

Argument about curtailment of embroidery to finish church feature (4,6)

19a

Scent trace of oranges in country near Australia (4)

21a

Dislike about university’s hint to suppress one crime? What’s cooking, seriously? (5,7)

24a

Motivation beginning to recede in downmarket bar (5)

25a

Feel something of a blow to experience second sight thus? (3,6)

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26a

Discriminating person is engaged in a purchase (6)

27a

Wrong to besiege Troy without end (8)

Down

1d

Ready to cheat mum (4)

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2d

Small quantity in narrow opening (4)

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3d

US state with mines mostly worked out? (6)

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4d

Suggestion to ditch leader unfortunately blocked by eccentric toff with the ability to speak unknown languages (4,2,7)

6d

Little item in proposal not entirely complete, not entirely pure (3-5)

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7d

More space arranged around old game venue (6,4)

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8d

Green picked up correspondencenothing to replace a study of the sea (10)

10d

Dismissed old fellow leading second eleven to finish exhausted? (3,3,2,5)

13d

Heartbroken to block dubious trade in pyramids (10)

14d

One amongst majority to get prominent about source of ugly work with cosmetics? (10)

17d

They’ll carefully select social media users getting variable for time (8)

20d

Keen on repeating second half, considering everything (2,4)

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22d

Passing comment? Nothing had an effect (4)

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23d

German composer I overlooked successfully (4)

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