Times Cryptic #26853

2017-10-11

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Across

1a

Man with knife, sharper, cutting meat about (8)

6a

Crafty: can it work at first, being in debt? (6)

9a

Style of emperor, short on staff (6)

10a

Free entry to Wimbledon? Has it any value? (4,4)

11a

Even I can make a snowman (4)

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12a

Have room next to brother for meditation (5,5)

14a

Funds in an instant old woman provided for backing (8)

16a

Stole whiskey, facing charge (4)

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18a

Second most important road sign (4)

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19a

Ancient script's inconsistent, grammar finally failing after the greeting (8)

21a

A month back, sounded off about the end of Europe being certain (10)

22a

Parties needing hard cash (4)

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24a

Chess among others independent school introduced to me (4,4)

26a

Beyond repair? I don't care (3,3)

27a

Sue the French about a dog (6)

28a

Deep desire to be studying with new head (8)

Down

2d

Opening letter scandal, as it were, is a gem (5)

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3d

Useful foreign character, told to be race official (11)

4d

Flying stunts, not at these exercises (8)

5d

Ahead of rival, the ways German poet pens start of sonnet in time please (3,4,3,5)

6d

Like the sea? Nothing bobs up in it, surprisingly (6)

7d

Fabulous flyer missing end of crag (3)

8d

Wild arrow loosed in major conflict (5,3,1)

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13d

Different leaders take own groups in city (4,3,4)

15d

Like a trespasser, confusing sin with virtue (9)

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17d

Aim to break old soldierarmy's vicious campaign (8)

20d

Packed away as a precaution (2,4)

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23d

Mark, there's only one time for heart pill (5)

25d

Travel down at first, then up, to keep following (3)