Times Cryptic #26828

2017-09-12

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Across

1a

Vessel, first with guards caught in historic offence (10)

6a

Try to win, following call from boxer, perhaps (4)

10a

Type of government editor gets wild about (7)

11a

Far-flown messenger stopping to cross (7)

12a

Toiletry's improved quality (4,5)

13a

Area close to bungalow remains flooded (5)

14a

Explorer coming back on holiday (5)

15a

Witness putting King Edward on spot before audience? (9)

17a

Fen worker claiming pound to add to spoils (9)

20a

Smelling off, even after sex change (female preferred) (5)

21a

Raised standard cut by a French revolutionary (3,2)

23a

Stripper shows stubborn look going back inside (9)

25a

Discipline citizen (7)

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26a

Scientist requiring energy for time shift (7)

27a

Uni running team, heading off to the west (4)

28a

Cleaner 1 across? (10)

Down

1d

Host's foe disembowelled in combat (5)

2d

Sees through unexpected stoppage on the coast (5,4)

3d

Exalted lady love taken aboard after fuss kicked up (4-10)

4d

Republican bucks up, recounts resulting (7)

5d

Healthy, perhaps, if ref involved in final result (3-4)

7d

Plato's last order, taking up time (5)

8d

Reckless kid able to get through the winter (9)

9d

Shifty aunt shuffles in, not staying with uncle? (14)

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14d

Appeared impulsively out of line, keeping out of the picture? (6-3)

16d

Musician in action's extraordinary (9)

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18d

He hears Arab right-winger putting off extremists (7)

19d

Statute penned by old novelist limited in effect (2,5)

22d

Liberal let down by august benefactor (5)

24d

Adjust wide timber frames (5)