Guardian Cryptic #28957

2023-01-03

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Across

1a

Devious follower aiming to kidnap a king (7,2,6)

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9a

Teasing adult I see in very old hat (7)

10a

Outbids American wallies, extreme characters taken in (7)

11a

Former English West Country banker (3)

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12a

Big adjustable spanner a boon to estuary's shipping (5,6)

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13a

Translating a poet is no Yankee idler's preference (4,6)

15a

Bearing children is always painful (4)

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18a

Backing spoils instrument (4)

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20a

Measuring device for farm vehicle (10)

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23a

Back row in Palladium booked in advance (11)

25a

Broadcast overlooks woman's entitlement (3)

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26a

Put straight tabloid's missing section with ferocious expression (7)

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27a

Capital tour, lastly to coral island (7)

28a

This precursor of flood proving ruinously expensive (8,3,4)

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Down

1d

Male jockeys tucked into cereal, a taboo food nowadays? (5,4)

2d

Minions have no means of access, one cell being shared (7)

3d

Passivity I confronted primarily in country (8)

4d

Tropical bird's gullet swallowing roughly (5)

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5d

Make sense of dignitary made public (6,3)

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6d

They cut bill dropped by flyers at sea (6)

7d

Itinerant mounted police working across America (7)

8d

Go after opponents at table, then prosecute (5)

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14d

Waterproof covering setter in rickety train (9)

16d

Courts approve standard (9)

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17d

Uncompromising firm's leading chain (8)

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19d

Direct lots of deliveries here from time to time (7)

21d

Lottery raised a good dealorder British to split it (7)

22d

Strong drink artist put up on shelf (6)

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23d

Choice morsel of Brie? Precisely (5)

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24d

Criticise mean bribe (3,2)

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