Times Cryptic #26626

2017-01-19

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Across

1a

Presume the setter's improving (8)

5a

One bowl, gold-rimmed, sent from East in perfect state (6)

10a

Contestant at late stage put up hand, nursing broken nail (15)

11a

Lament in verse is tragedienne's last on English stage (7)

12a

Author's daughter revolts, first son having left (7)

13a

Temporarily stop working for crook (8)

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15a

From time to time Ernie swears he's stopped lying (5)

18a

Muscle man in debt, but only just? (5)

20a

Pointing out one effect of cold on turning 100 (8)

23a

All but one of team fit and sound (7)

25a

Sweet that can cause greater exposure of teeth? (7)

26a

High church court set German's eyeballs rolling (7,8)

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27a

Hit man finds bandage (6)

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28a

Suit has hole in it? Times editor gobsmacked (8)

Down

1d

Two characters talked about card game (6)

2d

Bizarre soccer war alarming one in field (9)

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3d

Increasingly seedy gallery, not quite on the level (7)

4d

Limit such as priest set up (5)

6d

Vehicle turned up in motor club trading centre (7)

7d

Reward what eavesdropper does on phone (5)

8d

Finesse is lacked by satirist that's bungled lines (8)

9d

Dramatist defending women's case for settlement in lawless US (4,4)

14d

Going early, seconds having withdrawn on tiptoe? (8)

16d

Small number of challengers fight where serviceman might retreat (6,3)

17d

Eclipses elated pundits claiming last of credit (8)

19d

BBC chief gets heads of broadcasting in readiness for current revival (7)

21d

Take part, fixing favourite in advance (7)

22d

Doctored tax system embraced by Southern Democrat (6)

24d

Fighter contributing to disruption in jail (5)

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25d

Device supplied by medic to US army? (5)