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Cryptic Crossword 4

· By Steevieweeviewoo · Published 2022-01-23T23:36:07.870Z

Constructor's Note
To date, this is probably the toughest Cryptic I have written - good luck!
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  • Tuffy 21:34 · 2022-12-15T20:08:47.753Z
    Fun, though if I'm not mistaken I believe that 5A should be clued for ORATION instead? (or + AT + ion)
    • Steevieweeviewoo constructor · 2023-04-03T02:13:24.977Z
      you are right, don't know what happened there. It was Oration when I wrote it
    1A
    Loose cash found in bank may capture idiots (7)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Loose cash found in bank may capture idiots (7)
    2. 5A
      Lecture at piercing hunter (7)
    3. 9A
      A 'Brad' rots foully on the right (9)
    4. 10A
      Squares internally secreting paste (5)
    5. 11A
      Lollipop pygmy helping to make drug (5)
    6. 12A
      Sells ground to wrestle and tangle (4, 5)
    7. 13A
      Corrupting common sense envelops bad interest only vote (7)
    8. 15A
      '50 hug' tip kind of makes illuminate (5, 2)
    9. 17A
      Think bustling evil bee (7)
    10. 19A
      Storm centre temple confused look raises this (7)
    11. 21A
      Mockery over Chrissy missing son after year in hire purchase (9)
    12. 23A
      Colour of dad going back alternately in a day? (5)
    13. 25A
      Hello? A flying halo (5)
    14. 26A
      Review of ideal riot in disarray (9)
    15. 27A
      Required Spooner giving food to the empty set almost (7)
    16. 28A
      Mother can echo twice at show (7)
    Down
    1. 1D
      Scoop chequered past in greyish-brown colour (7)
    2. 2D
      Crown intrinsic of disc alphabetically (5)
    3. 3D
      Cold husband initially lacking crack den (9)
    4. 4D
      Disease endless salesmen misrepresented (7)
    5. 5D
      Number sounds like a paddle I land fishily (7)
    6. 6D
      Circulator going round in upbeat roach (5)
    7. 7D
      Monitor Nice ports all over the place (9)
    8. 8D
      Potent son writing alien missing endlessly (7)
    9. 14D
      Kiss mixed ploy to improve marimba (9)
    10. 16D
      Awesome military clothing (9)
    11. 17D
      Contempt pouring down in country (7)
    12. 18D
      Earl's pid sources eggs and liver found close to the ground (7)
    13. 19D
      Tainted slime guy spurned God initially in afterlife (7)
    14. 20D
      Backpedal a bin (7)
    15. 22D
      Trash church - one France copies (5)
    16. 24D
      Shorthanded you and I on coming together (5)
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