Times Cryptic #26717

2017-05-05

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Across

1a

Bossy old man abroad, politician, one on the right wing (10)

6a

Runners embrace when the last one advances (4)

10a

Chatter behind gym, meeting American stars (7)

11a

Openings in colonnade showing dull interior (7)

12a

Separate occasion around end of the month, hard to avoid (9)

13a

Progressed in game, getting century (3,2)

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14a

Bit of a joint that's eaten only if edges have been trimmed (5)

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15a

Place of burial ignorantly abused? Not unknown (9)

17a

Spooner's elaborate, true bringer of a little illumination (9)

20a

Physics unitone of eight at the top level in England (5)

21a

Island's extremely old person (5)

23a

A relation has transcendental meditation in a room (9)

25a

Happen to disagree (4,3)

26a

Indiana native to plant willow at back of house (7)

27a

Mistake, kind that has one letter wrong? (4)

28a

Most moralistic minister enthralling every person individually (10)

Down

1d

Like certain music in tube? (5)

2d

'Tigers', men trained for army units (9)

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3d

Rendering error that could be made by saint, mortal sin? (14)

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4d

Drunk upset a little bit, wanting a bit of food (7)

5d

River, very big source of water in New Mexican city (7)

7d

Paper for something like origami, we hear? (5)

8d

Inactivity of party man and woman (9)

9d

Grey, like a dental amalgam with enduring quality? (4,2,3,5)

14d

Have kittens in small blanket, one put in at the back (5,1,3)

16d

Children eatingsadly no child wanted fruit (9)

18d

Grand speechifier, one making concessions? (7)

19d

Technique set up to restrict pain in part of body (7)

22d

Dance round piano following young female (5)

24d

Caustic about old fortune-teller's aid (5)