Times Cryptic #26627

2017-01-20

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Across

1a

Return of loud and corpulent little man is concerning women (7)

5a

Act as judge when there's problem at a higher level (3,2)

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9a

Feature of mountain visible in fair weather off and on (5)

10a

Philosophers said to be in the clouds (9)

11a

Sultan's wickedness, imprisoning a boy (7)

12a

Certain to follow fashion that's very different from dreadlocks! (7)

13a

Crocodile becoming this would double in length (6,4)

15a

Measure of heat needed in the absence of hot period (4)

18a

Nerve in narrow part of body (4)

20a

Play informally a feature in this seminar (4,6)

23a

Bird featured in decorations (7)

24a

Area's cultivated to accommodate very good shrub (7)

25a

Customer expecting protection bellowed endlessly in Herts town (9)

26a

Old boy about to get Palace's recognition? That's sweet (5)

27a

Right person to give support in meeting (5)

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28a

Cross, taken in by dealer? The reversenot bothered (7)

Down

1d

Keep talking about sportcrushing bore? (5,2)

2d

Unexpected delaysit without jiggling around (8)

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3d

Persuasive chaps maybe getting maiden to enter a place of vice? (5)

4d

Swiss hero entering wood mostly sees ahead (9)

5d

Athenian statesman with good parting words (2,4)

6d

One's right to get cross about bad governance (7)

7d

Former drug mixture (5)

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8d

Old-fashioned member of the family dies (6,2)

14d

Soldier, about to get aboard that ship (9)

16d

Broadcasters and the press, group that's upset referees (8)

17d

Intellectual support given to receiver of emails (8)

19d

Important as he is to them (7)

21d

Peacekeepers dream about what they want combatants to become? (7)

22d

Series of prayers fired up some (6)

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23d

Hat that's not got left in country cottage (5)

24d

About time, authorise bargain (5)