Times Cryptic #26826

2017-09-09

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Across

1a

Brief dissembling is rare in a drama (7-6)

8a

Cut bread the wrong way (4)

9a

Striking protest film's cut choice bit of dialogue (6,4)

10a

Repartee deficient amongst the elderly? (8)

11a

A tiny bit dry wearing hat (6)

13a

Concerned with building support walls about river (10)

16a

Youngster repelled by hotel food (4)

17a

Tried to abandon a group of animals (4)

18a

Projectile with function to retain oxygen when hot air's emitted? (10)

20a

Old city stores certainly a source of interest (6)

22a

Damned irritated and extremely exasperated? (8)

24a

Maybe Hannah's daughter welcomed by Italian friend? (10)

26a

Switch egg supplier short of an egg (4)

27a

Fetching piano that needs taking back (13)

Down

1d

Way to pay party member wanting social skills (11)

2d

Scholar to witter interminably (5)

3d

One deadly in play stopped getting put on pitch (9)

4d

New moves in confusing kind of war (7)

5d

Head off from state close to Connecticut (5)

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6d

Den broken into leaves damaged locks (5,4)

7d

Career politician must do this to get elected (3)

12d

Have kittens or seals gone swimming? (4,4,3)

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14d

Sap departs dressed in a continental fur (9)

15d

She'll clean hem of Lycra strip (9)

19d

Legal order's problems fixing day (7)

21d

Radius, not quite so long, is set? (5)

23d

Not all there, when voicing final words (5)

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25d

Strip lights to give some electricity (3)