Times Cryptic #26872

2017-11-02

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Across

1a

Future army commander involved in heavy work (2,4)

4a

Track athlete, having left for a run, a little bit shattered? (8)

10a

In which broken carpal sets, with time? (7,4)

11a

Appropriate interest (3)

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12a

Send mad Swedish girl on a French horse (7)

14a

Aftermath of heavy rain, perhaps, the price for staying at Glastonbury? (7)

15a

Volatile electors a worry for China (5,9)

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17a

Most of hog, a large hog, on skewer: one's tucked in smartly! (8,6)

21a

Invite to tango perhaps with no introduction, suspiciously (7)

22a

A useless distribution of writing material in the main (4,3)

23a

Stole odd pieces from 20 ... (3)

24a

...makes up 9, ready to use (2,4,5)

26a

Hot dish, low calorie, that's hard and brittle (8)

27a

To hit high notes stop humming (6)

Down

1d

Consecutive letters penned by a Turk edited a tiny bit (3,5)

2d

Tea dance with no matching pairs (3)

3d

Running in Malta's PM? Hardly! (7)

5d

Hers are virtual card tricks? (9,5)

6d

Holds poles, put in ground further up (7)

7d

Irish town associated with mini-computer game (5,6)

8d

Being socially aware, maybe, is not ending very well (6)

9d

Firing at Wellington's command? (5,2,3,4)

13d

Grass moor set aside for racecourse (7,4)

16d

Sibling out with daughter in Theatreland (8)

18d

Flipping game is irrational: take heed, everyone! (7)

19d

Stuff you need before filling old tank (7)

20d

Last item on agenda, to block pruning of very small tree (6)

25d

Gathered locks point in wrong direction (3)