Times Cryptic #26709

2017-04-26

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Across

1a

Supporter penning a line on cricketing trophy for writer (10)

6a

Bird hissing back, not half! (4)

9a

Sticky food, say, including piece of chicken munched by friend (7,3)

10a

List staff that everyone can see (4)

12a

Record score broken by one male in particular (14)

14a

One live broadcast from West European peninsula (6)

15a

Plant shoot died, one in meadow (8)

17a

Brother keeping mum? (8)

19a

Searcher, try and look (6)

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22a

Ideal state to always always stay up then? (5-5,4)

24a

Shade in colour certainly retro (4)

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25a

Asian set out to maintain reputation amid challenge (10)

26a

Abandoned building (4)

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27a

Good luck, lock's opening ancient city secured by key (3,3,4)

Down

1d

Raise flag (4)

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2d

Retinue surprisingly not having the same parents (7)

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3d

Secure ships, cutters (4,8)

4d

Register those in the vanguard in Germany in art gallery (6)

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5d

In team I am indebteddebatable (8)

7d

Quickest way to drop priest into Roman well (7)

8d

Resentful criticism from those downtrodden and spoiled? (4,6)

11d

Particular type of car hire (4,2,6)

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13d

Huge vessels, large troughs actually, all beginning to feed swine (3,7)

16d

Peculiar concoction of ale and spice (8)

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18d

Bad jingle? (7)

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20d

Italian certainly not donning some layers (7)

21d

Something to do with an egg that's hit the road (4,2)

23d

Most courageous removing bra, item of underwear (4)