Times Cryptic #26612

2017-01-03

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Across

1a

Page at front of work annals is complicated labour observation? (10,3)

8a

Back cuts in political manipulation (4)

9a

Extravagant chap imprisoning youngster in apartment (10)

10a

District about to be encapsulated by policeman in Court (8)

11a

Story about area is work in collaboration (6)

13a

Muscle revealed in group ignoring initial rigged prices (10)

16a

Steer clear of love (4)

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17a

Recipe expert: he is beset by Celsius and Fahrenheit (4)

18a

English provoking humour about working without trying too hard (10)

20a

Wife and daughter leaving soakit's a hard decision (6)

22a

When game will end, without interruptions? (4-4)

24a

Increasing variety of cages to imprison Spaniard, say (10)

26a

Uncovered suggestion that should see golf banned (4)

27a

A chance matter, relocating to this locality (9,4)

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Down

1d

Office worker or newsagent? (5-6)

2d

Cut short argument about describing historic writing (5)

3d

Popular headgear for supporter, perhaps, is not entirely sensible (9)

4d

Coastal city having marine name I overlooked (7)

5d

Noted Swede taking article from Middle East country, heading North (5)

6d

Tall trees in line upon lineand two further (9)

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7d

Get a reduced alcoholic drink (3)

12d

Nothing in outrageous claims supported endlessly rising popular websites (6,5)

14d

One's charged expert to pen last article (9)

15d

Emphasise snub about trophy (9)

19d

Avoiding the web? It's tripe, having no answer in English (3-4)

21d

Earlier race taking hour in open country (5)

23d

Little space in core elements of oratorios for singer (5)

25d

After upset, manages to forget work for an instant (3)