Times Cryptic #26774

2017-07-11

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Across

1a

Possibly a red bird flew off first (4-6)

6a

Search for food (4)

9a

Artifice hard to prove (7)

10a

He built the Temple of Jerusalem unassisted, the first of seven? (7)

12a

Triangle perhaps, popular shape men trust (10)

13a

Trouble in parliament from the right (3)

15a

First man in is key? (6)

16a

Date ruined by something remarkable backfiring, howled in grief (8)

18a

Poorly individual (8)

20a

A church removed from god, you can count on it! (6)

23a

Boston Tea Party ends, indeed (3)

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24a

Dirty linen not to be written about in seat of government (10)

26a

Catcher some briefly call back (7)

27a

See GP bandaging middle of joint, then see fractures (7)

28a

Document that may be sent back unchanged (4)

29a

Cheeky child, a scruff, lifts clothing (10)

Down

1d

Curl forward (4)

2d

Punishment holding African party back (7)

3d

Canary below cuckoo captured by artist (7-6)

4d

Missing summit, wing enters warmer rising cloud (6)

5d

Blooming thing cutting through Cambridgeshire city, wind (8)

7d

Pack forcibly split defence (7)

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8d

Commercial breaks charm quiet nation (10)

11d

Battle scene, blasted thing of oxymoronic proportions? (6,7)

14d

In a rage, having stubbed one's toe? (7,3)

17d

Girl hiding drink in pouches (8)

19d

Staff investing money, foreign capital (7)

21d

Miss in competitionstill not far off? (5-2)

22d

African ruminant, little one repeatedly climbing (3-3)

25d

French city that's transparent (4)