Not The Saturday Prize Puzzle

NTSPP - 007 by Anax
No, there's no Bond theme

A plain cryptic of easy-to-moderate difficulty, or possibly moderate-to-difficult, or, er, er...

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  •  9  A strong hold on (9)

  • 10 Stir cold and hot water in this? (5)

  • 11 Such hotel worst at resort? (3-4)

  • 12 Well-armed type unexpectedly cops out (7)

  • 13 Where people discuss history, outside university (5)

  • 14 Claimant's obvious 1 (9)

  • 16 Heading off for seaside resort? Absolutely! (5,2)

  • 18 Reportedly more daring challenge for climbers (7)

  • 19 Menacing organ used when playing (9)

  • 21 Get married in church after buffet (5)

  • 23 Mo isn't about to meet social worker (7)

  • 25 One bent nail stops it opening (7)

  • 27 Yorkshire city is a pioneer in broadcasting? (5)

  • 28 That's odd - breeze blocks aren't crumbling (9)

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  •  1  Was hawking handbags (4)

  •  2  Protection is right during intimacy (6)

  •  3  Stretch into the middle distance? (10)

  •  4  Turtle quietly occupying landscape (8)

  •  5  It might be designed for 'ead! (6)

  •  6  Small bed for someone in the UK (4)

  •  7  Given drink, carried on (8)

  •  8  Sort of hand that's shuffled etc. (3,2,5)

  • 13 One colour in accessories makes you escape exercises (4,6)

  • 15 Most blue ribbons have nothing to wrap (10)

  • 17 Criminal's good - strange criminal! (8)

  • 18 Leader of band helps musicians (8)

  • 20 Too far away, almost - in Canada! (6)

  • 22 I want a free country (6)

  • 24 Piece of metal, soldered too (4)

  • 26 Where one’s bathing cap ought to be seen (4)

  • Created with Raphaël 2.3.0
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