Times Cryptic #26767

2017-07-03

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Across

1a

Eccentric bishop with a lot of sumptuous material (7)

5a

Teacher dons formal wear to work for press (7)

9a

Alert few excited by duke's pottery (9)

10a

Best way to follow revolutionary argument (5)

11a

Admitted by Italian monk, look at plants (5)

12a

English reader with a list primarily of voters (9)

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13a

Where the setter may be, if the cluing is substandard! (2,3,8)

17a

Dance featuring light female in tall heather? (8,5)

21a

Open sleeve mostly recycled for wrappers (9)

24a

Hints about touring large Adriatic port (5)

25a

State support part of UK rejected (5)

26a

Drink advert: Oscar phoned Derek regularly about that (9)

27a

Clearly this writer had pounds invested in girl (7)

28a

Qualify in French, given book (7)

Down

1d

Catalogue famous poem penned by Buffalo Bill (6)

2d

Becoming gentlerbut cutting about European Liberals! (9)

3d

Take back tons wagoner brought up (7)

4d

Beast of burden, one oddly biting head of harmless reptile (9)

5d

It may finally be raised, sayin seconds, that is (5)

6d

Dog swallowing English wife's charm (7)

7d

Engraver's daughter on river Ribble to begin with (5)

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8d

Added up books sent up by lanky journalist (8)

14d

Bewilder old boy, and reportedly worry girl (9)

15d

Nerve trapped by a French worker lacking in courtesy (9)

16d

Eg Oxford man, one catching fish in African swamp (8)

18d

Expression of amusement over fat religious reformer (7)

19d

Discernment one Saint displayed in hours of darkness (7)

20d

She was a goddess at that time in A&E (6)

22d

Some love dictating early Sanskrit (5)

23d

Hoofed mammal nibbling oriental plant (5)