Cryptic crossword No 409
Fri 15 Apr 2022, set byMagnolia
Special Instructions: 26-across 19-down! 10 of the clues will lack a definition: they will be of a thematic kind.
Across
- Furloughs, firing regulars (5)
- Mistakenly raise hand for Israel's extra calendar page? (4,5)
- Did Trump reveal 25-across Paul inspires only 2/11 of Kentuckians? (9)
- Fabric softener primarily covers dry part of little... (5)
- ...dress, and a tie, but not right shirt, washed? (7)
- Place near the borders of Texas (7)
- Storyteller recalled section of 23-down 3-down? (5)
- Plant liquid in middle of peasants' cup, at last (3)
- Bishop can date? (5)
- German gentleman caught with bird - that's even more awkward (7)
- Maybe Kyrsten Sinema's performing treason (7)
- Hard exercise left out content (5)
- Sinks broken by retired, impoverished model that's looking the saddest? (9)
- About to visit popular function, before shown to be fake (9)
- Slob clumsily eats last bit of sushi (5)
Down
- Take part in 3-down 9-across do (4)
- They're protected by those expecting America to intervene in enemy set-up? (8)
- Cut of karpas I arranged to show where Moses got eventually (4)
- Send revolutionary and leader of squadron to defend ship (8)
- One might cover up Walkers controversy, getting leader of company to quit (6)
- Greek character, with only 1 buck, oddly, tripping - on this? (10)
- Cardinal interrupts nonsense (6)
- Semi-celibate drunk? (4)
- Hated bananas (5)
- A politician, perjuring: protected, provided with promotion? (10)
- 19-down's meal: sides of sausage and date, with radishes for a starter (5)
- It's today where halves of high road are switched!? (8)
- Broadcast deconstruction of antihero (2,3,3)
- Charge setter's model (6)
- This water was in two American 16-down mills, about to open (3,3)
- Bother! Henry's gone on top (4)
- Scrubs bottom half, holding up last of soap bars (4)
- It's illegal to trade dinar out of Kurdistan, sadly (4)
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