Times Cryptic #26785

2017-07-24

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Across

1a

Cancels phones backstage (5,3)

5a

Frank and I cutting disc (6)

9a

English car transports goods and snacks (3,5)

10a

Stop going east and west (4,2)

12a

Cooks absurdly overdue masterpieces (5-7)

15a

Motif left over at end of page (5)

16a

Ties up parcels at home? Such jobs are easy (9)

18a

Queen has hat back to front in northeast India (9)

19a

Wine breaches firm principles (5)

20a

What detects a beer rashly drunk about end of night? (12)

24a

Second husband (Irish) imports a goat product (6)

25a

Battle developing later in court (8)

26a

Son takes stimulant meal (6)

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27a

Old Roman god seizes unknown ship for mythical hero (8)

Down

1d

Division short of time? Sign on staff (4)

2d

Prince initially leaves to promote European winter sport (4)

3d

Insectivore, small, reluctant to stand (5,4)

4d

Various TV families in Florida or Cannes event, say (4,8)

6d

Colour variable in a Yorkshire flower (5)

7d

Stops working to carry English organ over? (10)

8d

Hollow, or half of it (10)

11d

Papers I study with bird caught in US garden (8,4)

13d

After ruckus, fails to find prankster's weapons (5,5)

14d

Café has some meatmissing starter, sweet's filling (6,4)

17d

Business clerks ordered to save energy, not layers (9)

21d

Bunk is high, close to cornice (5)

22d

Not all feel good about old song (4)

23d

Carries out deer or rabbits (4)