Times Cryptic #26868

2017-10-28

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Across

1a

Length of forearm spans small artist (6)

4a

Monkey turned over stuff doctor put in place (8)

10a

Various women around old flame in charge of state (3,6)

11a

Impudence that does for each of a pair of geese? (5)

12a

Child to carry most of the way (3)

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13a

At which turtles are quarrelling? (11)

14a

With nothing to gain, throw a ball game (6)

16a

Board made from wood given to me first for turning (7)

19a

Qualify to make a count perhaps (7)

20a

I beat Elsie (6)

22a

Animal trying to buy medicine? That should be entertaining (4,2,5)

25a

Boom announced in spring (3)

26a

Reindeer not quite awake (5)

27a

What provides mast? Seaside would, say (9)

28a

Space above arch one doctor replaces in dog (8)

29a

Head of bar takes remarkably poor sort of case (6)

Down

1d

King, but uncrowned, getting stick about that (6)

2d

Runners here once give way on thoroughfare (3,6)

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3d

Move surreptitiously to snaffle bargain (5)

5d

Dealt with team leaders replacing chapter already introduced (14)

6d

Teacher by chance losing some power gets squashed (9)

7d

Typically American composer (5)

8d

With energy ousting resistance, heavily defeats in a series of games (3,5)

9d

Beijing balks me, translating religious literature (4,5,5)

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15d

Made public revelation about fool being caught and got the better of (9)

17d

On radio, broadcasts progressive music, something monolithic (5,4)

18d

Relations that may be paid (8)

21d

Outlaw that has only one arm? (6)

23d

Back to back, various graduates dance (5)

24d

Indistinct sound check in South Australian state (5)