Times Cryptic #26615

2017-01-06

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Across

1a

Like beefcakeand fish is just fine! (5-4)

6a

Prisoner's fresh charge briefly withdrawn (5)

9a

Initially breezy wind is about to rise (5)

10a

Key adversely affects stuffing pipe down bog (4,5)

11a

Fascination of Welsh county for us (7)

12a

Puts down poorly fawn in middle of mosses (7)

13a

Speak, perhaps, fast? Nofeels wrong! (7,7)

17a

French photographer barristers once upset (7-7)

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21a

One outdoing clubs in bidding for playing field (7)

23a

Champers around breakfast time? Then start on sherry (7)

25a

Frenchman who wrote material accompanying information film (4,5)

26a

Fought to be heard alongside a gong? (5)

27a

Stickat the wicket? (5)

28a

Chapter penned by left-leaning fool's getting slated (9)

Down

1d

I'm starting hours before matches (4,4)

2d

First rate cake from South African region once (5)

3d

Most likely to run or set if mixed? (9)

4d

Old strongholds coming across small and inferior (2,5)

5d

Old leader getting drunk in style (7)

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6d

Primate, one that went from Berlin to Paris (5)

7d

Food supplies taken when leaving (9)

8d

Not thinking about what constitutes a make-over (6)

14d

Join in centre of tailpiece was positioned separately (4,1,4)

15d

Pilot, losing heart, pulled up and back (9)

16d

Unbalanced indeed, and so .... (3-5)

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18d

Start of transmission postponed until after grand finales (7)

19d

Times with snag: unwanted net gains (2-5)

20d

Casual work function recalled radio presenter before she died (3,3)

22d

Instrument with keyboard and mouthpiece (5)

24d

Isabella, intermittently, would show him up (5)