Times Cryptic #26815

2017-08-28

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Across

1a

Report having ingested hard drug mixture (5)

4a

Limit of French liquor consumed (9)

9a

She could provide us with a minder (9)

10a

Intro's fifth note stopping concert (5)

11a

Do celebrities like Bauhaus? (13)

14a

About to join firm's plant in South America (4)

15a

Record concerning Good Queen Bess and Walter Raleigh? (10)

18a

Accepting nothing, raised objections about US prison (4-6)

19a

Abroad, we'll show good sense (4)

21a

Person on the right team helping review (13)

24a

Work one's way up in heart of Special Branch (5)

25a

A page turned in a Hindu's curious sacred text (9)

27a

Failing to pen line, journalist headed off (9)

28a

One fired nastily, gutted to get sacking (5)

Down

1d

Supporter's gripe about new player (10)

2d

Song from East End musical? (3)

3d

Hospital's within reach for deprived area (6)

4d

Lacking mercy in a Conrad novel (9)

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5d

Princess charmed, eagerly doing some stripping (5)

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6d

Vendor, always upset, accepting current suspension (8)

7d

A stern Head of Inspectorate using evidence (1,10)

8d

Unfinished novel, Hemingway's last, gets award (4)

12d

Roaming free in check garment (11)

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13d

Begrudge Democrat cutting revenue for now? (7-3)

16d

Heading for Chicago on plane, as well as US port (9)

17d

Willing troops accompanying sailor in the drink (8)

20d

Having bottle, sweetheart puts away litres (6)

22d

Northerner maybe employed by computer firm round university (5)

23d

Sharp accountant going over papers (4)

26d

Scot's pet after losing weight (3)