Times Cryptic #26766

2017-07-01

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Across

1a

Unknown American fellow can take drugs (4,3)

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5a

Make half-baked blunder documenting stocks (7)

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9a

Domestic trouble diverts a man (11)

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10a

Job in theatre goes on fine and dandy (3)

11a

Staff in jacket of ermine, with diamonds worn (6)

12a

Film headliner's clothing turned green (4,4)

14a

What diocesan prepared, welcoming bishop and aspiring ministers (6,7)

17a

Utterance from me, perhaps a setter? (13)

21a

Work is copied in different sections (8)

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23a

Newspaper accepting alcoholic drink is a slippery slope (3,3)

25a

Single currency agreement, one that can't get off the ground (3)

26a

Doctor writing to renegotiate role with patient (11)

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27a

Hero in strip clubs leaves raciest dancing, getting cross (7)

28a

What we inherit with lives beginning (7)

Down

1d

The athlete who is top (6)

2d

Ambassador across Atlantic admits nothing shocking (7)

3d

Bandit's gone round, holding sellers up (9)

4d

Rake in pot, we're told (4)

5d

Sort of case in German and it's not fixed (10)

6d

Put off time to cut grass back (5)

7d

Card-carrying official drops burden (7)

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8d

Work place around Post Office counter (8)

13d

Barrister changes direction, articulating charge householder faces (7,3)

15d

Rolls maybe occupied by king to have mechanical trouble (5,4)

16d

They rapidly pass border in record time (8)

18d

Old bridge, not a place where eggs are transported (7)

19d

Pope in street brought round clothes for believers (7)

20d

Except if overcast, going topless (6)

22d

Person selling legwear, but not opening set of branches (5)

24d

What's on TV is something tedious (4)