Times Cryptic #26781

2017-07-19

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Across

1a

Pole in American airspace (5)

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4a

Oxford grammarian and publisher offering course (5,4)

9a

Swimmer embarrassed by hairstyle (3,6)

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10a

Actress in Georgia with black men (5)

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11a

Old Egyptian at that point holding sailor back (6)

12a

Somewhat petty complaint rejected in break (8)

14a

Risky vehicle departs after diversion on boundary (5,4)

16a

Stove cool for second time (5)

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17a

Country run by prominent Russian banker? (5)

19a

We go ninth after switch in wide position (2,3,4)

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21a

Delay allowed returning books about small snail (8)

22a

Writer who's posh leaving Bedfordshire town on M1 (6)

25a

Magistrate contributing to bizarre evening (5)

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26a

Series from suicidal novel blocked by Universal (1,8)

27a

Salesman still has time to collar people for rebate (9)

28a

English army getting back to front shows spirit (5)

Down

1d

One picking up litter from field (9-6)

2d

New Critic losing head gets push (5)

3d

Wurst from Brownshirts convention? (7)

4d

Exclusively working with vergers in Ledbury (4)

5d

Linda occasionally gets in close to cow (10)

6d

Endlessly making claims about woman (7)

7d

Get bag and boil it to prepare parts required (9)

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8d

Reproduction Stonehenge assembled in capital (15)

13d

Transport gold to Alabamian settlement (10)

15d

Involving muck but little brass? (4-5)

18d

Clear criminal linked to New York theft (7)

20d

Irrational, copper being brought in before hedonist (7)

23d

Member's part in Parliament ultimately wasted? (5)

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24d

Map course in vessel circling lake (4)