Times Cryptic #26622

2017-01-14

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Across

1a

Vehicle getting parked outside, one's learned (6)

5a

Area where papers returned, complete (8)

9a

Outfit in dress, highway robbery (10)

10a

Racket sport's ultimate force (4)

11a

Damned batting! (8)

12a

Spur is sharp (6)

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13a

Queen fled with yours truly (4)

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15a

Last of meat, dog eating itthat's grand! (8)

18a

Further demand to drink extra bubbly (8)

19a

King dressed in silver once, light colour (4)

21a

Cool tune (6)

23a

Slash the time taken to tie your shoes? (8)

25a

Shop steward's back before priest (4)

26a

Real v Atlético Madrid, say, about to go wrong? That's juicy! (10)

27a

Spray moister with a spray can (8)

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28a

Shelter on ground that's wet (6)

Down

2d

Part of spring roll, chilli powder, syrup and semolina last of all served up (5)

3d

National data to preserve, measure taken to conceal it (9)

4d

Raised bar in a number of gamesof this? (6)

5d

Man, old crossword setter eating last of pudthat fills a gap? (7,8)

6d

Triallist is female with record on track (8)

7d

Career's ending with brief farewell for broadcaster (5)

8d

Frenchman turned over after gendarme confiscates an appliance (3-6)

14d

Diversion in the early hours sent me off round Ukrainian capital (9)

16d

Leador sharpened flint? (9)

17d

Those looking to grab knickers primarilywhen this? (8)

20d

Tenor's possible autobiography incomplete, a victim of hubris (6)

22d

In particular, a king of old (5)

24d

Short letters from Peter Sellers (5)

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