Times Cryptic #26787

2017-07-26

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Across

1a

Two bones containing a number of biological components (9)

6a

Pagan god in charge creates alarm (5)

9a

Peer astride entrance to Lords in coat (5)

10a

Material is stony substance containing small hole (9)

11a

A producer of mop's organised solution to water in home (4-5,6)

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13a

Agent facing death, clutching note, felt remorse (8)

14a

Importance of what sounds like a demand for patience (6)

16a

Party getting sluggish, not quite all there? (6)

18a

Seawater flooding the east coast resort (8)

21a

Diplomat accused by a female is trembling with fear (6,9)

23a

House outside French city with any number of spongers? (7-2)

25a

Soldiers attached to section making round trip (5)

26a

Gapes at boy after defensive blunder (5)

27a

Spend time reconstructing architectural features (9)

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Down

1d

Behaved like Lear, king getting senile? (5)

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2d

"Flower of Asia" composer shortly to be given a place with artist (11)

3d

Sally secures shelter to have an extended rest (5,2)

4d

Causes of disease? Rodents mostly, with certain habits (8)

5d

Where hair finishes being untidy, needing to be cut (6)

6d

Offer short work couched in dull language (7)

7d

Name of old politician in the neighbourhood being heard (3)

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8d

Prayer editor put into anthology? (9)

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12d

Perennial in garden, big or tiddly (6,5)

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13d

Edible plant, cold, Greek character included in set (9)

15d

Prison punished and kept in cell? (8)

17d

Fall back drunk, having swapped hands twice (7)

19d

One offers refreshmentsdrop round twice maybe at first (7)

20d

Tot needs meal reduced by halfmakes sense (4,2)

22d

Model going to America establishes position (5)

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24d

Nothing left at home has turned up (3)