Times Cryptic #26704

2017-04-20

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Across

1a

Ready recovery nipper bet on? (8)

5a

Finance manager's throaty sound holding a certain appeal (6)

8a

Creepy-crawly making staff recoil? (3)

9a

Discombobulate a weaverthe very lowest (4,6)

10a

Demon driver with message about opening of lorry plant (8)

11a

Long to be presented in courtthe prestige! (6)

12a

Gardener English king provided with house (4)

14a

Parched conditions I found in road between peak and cape (10)

17a

Cosmetic applier daughter used in government advert (6,4)

20a

Eastern divine introducing a collection of old Norse poems (4)

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23a

Remained sober when speaking (6)

24a

Rotating coil from a primarily reforming age (8)

25a

Exercising caution, start to plan simple Latin translation (10)

26a

Scottish smoker left university and married (3)

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27a

Magistrate with right to impound European vessel (6)

28a

Sort of furniture the woman used as chair outside (8)

Down

1d

Position of trainee employed at last in crude pastiche (9)

2d

Area of an enclosure accommodating 25% of reindeer (7)

3d

Act as judge, though initially deprived? (6)

4d

Raise a band, being in very high spirits (4-1-4)

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5d

Tubes of man visiting surgeon on island (7)

6d

Reserve of diamonds kept in bustling centre (9)

7d

Article by the writer's not so lacking in purpose (7)

13d

American bird's bloomin' awful score at cricket! (5,4)

15d

Revamp, touching coat by mistake (9)

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16d

Politician declares crew to be assembled (9)

18d

Manifoldand oddly problematic at first to clue! (7)

19d

Wild creature army corps medic observed crossing river (3,4)

21d

Garment once sported in Sutton, not Luton? (7)

22d

Shock about priest upset prison officer (6)