Times Cryptic #26628

2017-01-21

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Across

1a

With nothing going in, judge compilers to be hard (7)

5a

Wayward lotand barsfound here? (7)

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9a

Plan works that's led by staff (9)

10a

Leafy plant keeping men in light shade (5)

11a

Supplier of pants and bra? They have supply centre in here (5,8)

13a

Plumber finally blocks cracked pipes about to release liquid (8)

15a

Dry boring part's cut in two (6)

17a

Medic involved in row getting deal? (6)

19a

Go and fish in taxing place (8)

22a

Butcher cons us on lamb, hiding one premium cut (2-6,5)

25a

How Euridice, Salome and Alceste end is silly (5)

26a

Foolishly expect a university to admit learner free of charge (9)

27a

Good journalist, absorbing entertainer, wrote for someone else (7)

28a

Rent found at the rear of Carol's undergarment (7)

Down

1d

Mass puncturing ceiling in temporary quarters (4)

2d

Hands seizing a French revolutionary? He may scoff (7)

3d

Principal in Oxford wants fantastic last term? (5)

4d

Frenchman's carts carrying eggs around (8)

5d

Exhausted old king stopping by (6)

6d

Losing millions, contemplating failure (9)

7d

Foot's hard and firm, climbing through part of forest (7)

8d

Man entering order: soup, maybe chicken wraps (3,7)

12d

Honest if repeatedly not lying? (10)

14d

River dividing Upper Vaal evenly has fast current (9)

16d

Workers' group, after volte-face, supports austerity measures (8)

18d

It could make model city for pilgrims running up (7)

20d

Establish where mount may be at start of race (7)

21d

Repairman's confession, having saved power loom (6)

23d

Yarn's many longueurs trimmed down (5)

24d

Stone walls in one-time church's office (4)