Times Cryptic #26696

2017-04-11

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Across

1a

Graduate in Paris that's adopted second language (6)

5a

Way old info is presenteda cause of ill feeling! (8)

9a

Nasty spat in bar, one involving two political groups (10)

10a

Coming from peak, it evades a bird of prey (4)

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11a

Conservative in area is thus rejected, like an Irish bard (8)

12a

Gloomy brother in certain unspecified surroundings (6)

13a

Hairstyle initially adhered to? The opposite (4)

15a

Exhausted old man saves energy, taking drug in club (4,4)

18a

Aboriginal male adopting name of big house (8)

19a

Characteristic quality identifying Li Yuan's dynasty? (4)

21a

Compete to consume say, game primarily? Not I (6)

23a

Austrian novice initially settled in shelter (8)

25a

Banned badge originally enclosed in letter from abroad (4)

26a

Relentless old men with capacity to follow batting? (10)

27a

Workers given essential device for producing capital? (5,3)

28a

Son quits farrier's job, working in garden (6)

Down

2d

Possibly Kingsley's wrong! (5)

3d

Hunchback, as it were, meeting doom unhappily (9)

4d

Surviving navigational instrument with top missing (6)

5d

Advantage of locality closed to careers in ceramics? (8,7)

6d

African national's note about a French girl in Cardiff? (8)

7d

Ropy material from Rutland town, so to speak (5)

8d

Join volunteers, not out to amuse (9)

14d

This help at RAF manoeuvres? (5-4)

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16d

British PM once stabbed by a cross old harridan (9)

17d

Crony that's laid up, eating fish kedgeree at first (8)

20d

Reportedly bring up ornamental clasp (6)

22d

Surly Republican in bunk(5)

24d

almost cheers an Athenian lawgiver (5)