Times Cryptic #26655

2017-02-22

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Across

1a

Option judge expected, heartless (7)

5a

Series of complaints perhaps about charity rejected, so visibly happy (7)

9a

Swimmer in short dress (3)

10a

Secret agent resolved to be in the limelight (6,5)

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11a

Keeling over, open cut restricting a prince (8)

12a

Cut fish (6)

15a

Ten's last, eight's firstthere's one number between them? (4)

16a

Westbound motorway unexceptional, becoming blocked (10)

18a

Domesticated animalMatisse struggling to capture one that's flipped (7,3)

19a

Smack insect from behind (4)

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22a

Cricket side bagging runs, I state (6)

23a

Arid region, where good man in knight takes bird (4,4)

25a

Army man (US) on gin, originallyone downing spirits? (11)

27a

Outstanding condensed droplets, say? (3)

28a

Terrified if must leave, then devastated to be permanently off work (7)

29a

Failure to get information about old offence (7)

Down

1d

Course introducing enlisted American to sappers and soldiers (7)

2d

Historically, support for women some way off, a slight blow? (11)

3d

Dry river, land! (6)

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4d

Athlete with garment down to his knees? (4,6)

5d

Extra red inside? (4)

6d

Issue I'd sorted out to keep gelding's head in front (8)

7d

Oven that may open from below? (3)

8d

Place left in the empty frame (7)

13d

Close to cathedral, a supporter drawing cross (11)

14d

Launched, in a lather, teacup at Liberal Democrat leaders (10)

17d

Storyteller on the drink (8)

18d

Parasite beginning to smell, a stinker? (7)

20d

Ship in middle of seameasure of liquid surrounding it (7)

21d

Cork cut, wine kept (6)

24d

Little money, something to chew over? (4)

26d

Grass on another thief, for starters (3)

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