Times Cryptic #26638

2017-02-02

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Across

1a

Put on suit, slender thing (10)

6a

Wanting backing, music scene that's flat (4)

9a

Tin brownish-grey, look inside for fruit (10)

10a

Post box (4)

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12a

Foreign article behind the toilets meltingmight it ruin the carpet? (8,4)

15a

Dribbling while awake? (2,3,4)

17a

Filling empty pan, uncooked seafood (5)

18a

Avidity does good? The reverse! (5)

19a

Standard criticism applied to enclosed space (9)

20a

Put out nightie, used around about ten (12)

24a

Hide Asian currency, turning back (4)

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25a

Leave me not without love in office (10)

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26a

Little break's ending in a few days (4)

27a

Very old man me, so fit to go back (10)

Down

1d

Staff a cause of irritation (4)

2d

Very little money on display, ultimately (4)

3d

Try being popular on social media? That's sad (5-7)

4d

Giant ring worn by king (5)

5d

Altar cup I spilt, as cathedral official (9)

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7d

Artistic director breaking a promise to adopt case of Rossini (10)

8d

Test tin in gateau that's poisoning animal (5,5)

11d

Gossip is written about model, not quite all there (6,6)

13d

A giant among poets? (10)

14d

Canny way letters read out (10)

16d

Order in bad way, euros heading for extinction (2,3,4)

21d

Keep mum drinking mother's ruin! (5)

22d

Nick's head taken offduck! (4)

23d

Other similar things additionally beginning to hurt, dig deep? (4)