Times Cryptic #26637

2017-02-01

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Across

1a

Chaste priest leading strike within church (8)

5a

Carried over, being unwanted (2,4)

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10a

A conclusion in final document that's driven by race (9)

11a

Where swine lives empty life, in a way (5)

12a

Notes hard to harmonise (4)

13a

Slovenly girls need belts (9)

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15a

Hand out commendation from police officer? (10)

17a

Backsliding seaman gets working shortly (4)

19a

Remaining Socialist (4)

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20a

Dwarf kangaroo, one of seventy or so? (4,6)

22a

During calm days, Bill sang in the evening (9)

24a

Even Democrat succeeded in this country (4)

26a

Church official's wife shunned by worker coming to join? (5)

27a

The ring fashioned without gold's not so good (9)

28a

Bond introduced to stimulate the reader (6)

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29a

Ball stopping short in extremely lush greenery (8)

Down

1d

Jersey, perhaps with large hood (4)

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2d

Promises to pay? First lie detector wrongly rejects one (7,2,6)

3d

The woman's behind food served up for townsfolk (8)

4d

Weak drug for you in the past (5)

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6d

Confirm result's about right (6)

7d

Body that examines soil brought back in the course of space assignment (5,10)

8d

Friendly remark misled Lateran spy (10)

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9d

Crafty nurses understanding only a little (8)

14d

Youngster needs drinks, holding party with little money (10)

16d

Putting up planks (8)

18d

Bowl given out as somewhere to put your ash? (8)

21d

Course for which Egyptian's evacuated plane, possibly (6)

23d

Two last in line prompted to go up (5)

25d

Artist tipped gracious host (4)