Guardian Cryptic #28966

2023-01-13

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Across

1a

Need to stop by Sudanese recycling plant (5-4,5)

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9a

Regret about an eastern monarchy spinning charm (7)

10a

Wish to bend arm (7)

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11a

Smooth ridges going west (5)

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12a

City's former special police after fashionable old writer (9)

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13a

Mediocre performer wanting praise, forgetting line after overacting (9)

14a

Work component of photo scanner (5)

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15a

Last pair taken from shoe shop (5)

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17a

Stadium leaders saving skin in short newspaper section (9)

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20a

Ordinary bloke initially escaping suspicion surrounding complete maverick (3,3,3)

22a

Adult underwear picked up in the sunshine? (5)

23a

Starts to see phantom, true ghost from the past (7)

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24a

Old Italian footballer recalled first couple of internationalsit's a long time since he scored (7)

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25a

Do not disturb unaccompanied spring holidays taken retrospectively? (5,4,5)

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Down

1d

Song period mostly covered by bookinferior revised thesis (5,4,5)

2d

US city hospital in area north of Maine, abandoned (7)

3d

Turn down drink (5,4)

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4d

Risky to upset old royal supporter (7)

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5d

Did rail, northbound, for free (7)

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6d

Curling regularly pared part of a bone (5)

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7d

Leisurely walkers better ignoring leader, heading south (7)

8d

Playing safe, my risk wins multi-tasking aid (5,4,5)

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14d

British island protected by French vessel on American body of water (6,3)

16d

Sanction Diana, for one, bearing crosses (7)

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17d

Constant love in vigil over Native American (7)

18d

Something signifying a huge amount in colloquial little typo (7)

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19d

Cut up nothing, devouring game earnestly (2,5)

21d

Laze mindlessly, seen regularly around desert (5)