Times Cryptic #26839

2017-09-25

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Across

1a

Nicking stuff, including key dairy product (8,5)

8a

Hard time to be an Olympian queen! (4)

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9a

Shot first of oxen with faint smell (10)

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10a

Turning tail, eager to secure pink fuel (8)

11a

A poet receiving oxygen on a train, perhaps (6)

13a

Sound horse-breaker's delaying tactics? (10)

16a

Way universities go about presenting a language (4)

17a

Eg Melbourne school briefly associated with West (4)

18a

Additional intelligence European leader held to be redundant (10)

20a

Officers in the Spanish and the German churches, ultimately? (6)

22a

Cheek turned so far without advantage (8)

24a

Fancying a kiss, I'm unable to drink? (10)

26a

A couple of bishops introducing English cleric (4)

27a

Depart after first attempt at filming the French in bar (4,4,5)

Down

1d

Required funds we used to clothe her as well (11)

2d

State of house at foot of Cretan mountain (5)

3d

Engage in writing of twee character (9)

4d

Most dexterous action initially in Newcastle match? (7)

5d

Claw caught husband, getting drink knocked over (5)

6d

Pen leaflet to be sent with letter? (9)

7d

Legion sending off its last soldier (3)

12d

Fearsome, but again open to distrust? (11)

14d

Visiting valley? Fine to gather round chimney corner (9)

15d

Crooked Republican made a lot, getting this under way (4,5)

19d

It set up time and fee to measure a solution (7)

21d

Sneaky-sounding attempt to find a place in Ireland (5)

23d

Cattle-catching device in store at Abilene (5)

25d

Something other than a sandpiper, by the sound of it? (3)