GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Lady R may suggest an isolated place

(9)

6 Fraudster may be seen by senior

policeman as excellent (5)

9 Reviled footballer may be Olympic

medallist (5)

10 Storehouse once 10% full? (5,4) 11 Endless complaint from one unable to

fly (3)

12 Athletic striker to move on without

playing (4,7)

14 Africans’ leaders in no doubt even

Britain expects little else (7)

15 Castle nearly losing odd bits in

overcrowded area (7)

16 No end of fruit in pub for Simon (7) 19 Letter read out succeeded after

repeat, which you can bet on (3-4) 22 We move home with passion (4,7) 23 Piece trimmed is level (3)

24 Old instrument people, snapping

head off, abuse (9)

26 A fellow seizes one violently (5) 27 Hard to leave boat looking

shabby (5)

28 Harshness of way to travel about

in state in America (9)

DOWN

1 Unpleasant sign when stomach initially turns over (3,4)

2 Eggs the Bard said wasted on the general (7)

3 Campaign of intimidation was forever struggling to encompass the end of Putin (3,2,6)

4 Child seat arranged for As You Like It (2,5) 5 Animal wheeling to take exact position between two groups of soldiers retreating (7)

6 American litigant in one of several ministries initially (3)

7 Calm at opening position (7)

8 Enters race without water and becomes exhausted (4,3)

13 Doctor Arnold hides in state (5,6) 16 To be obliged to open sack was good (7)

17 Make fun of Frenchman opening part of race naked? (7)

18 Fake news in salesman’s returns (7) 19 Having lost weight after golf, one picks up (7)

20 Account for one dumped on prairie (7)

21 Resilient, like May, could one say? (7) 25 From girl, a cry of surprise (3)