Times Cryptic #26884

2017-11-16

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Across

1a

Drove all over the place, collecting payment for stuff (8)

5a

Instrumental noise has a penetrating vigour (6)

9a

Reason stores love men serving person shopping? (8)

10a

A nipper, young royal, displacing king (6)

12a

Nothing left untouched in sanctuary (5)

13a

First to join race, he's determined to succeed (9)

14a

How geraniums should be cultivated for gathering (5-7)

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18a

Hardy official here to pick players for game without hesitation (12)

21a

Kept aware of where to spend a penny, then another (2,3,4)

23a

Recoil from stuffing in kebab, horrified (5)

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24a

Gentleness keeping foolish person in line (6)

25a

Islander from youth detention centre (8)

26a

Retract diatribe about group in Brussels (6)

27a

Sea egret flying around part of ship (8)

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Down

1d

"O Lord, ascending" in touching prayer (6)

2d

Knocking back ecstasy, endure endless rave (6)

3d

Warning certainly heard by some in beach (9)

4d

Queen cutting tax reserve where working is shown? (8,4)

6d

Sheepish oenophile not having the heart to swallow booze from abroad (5)

7d

Stop that group of animals? This person can (4,2,2)

8d

What not to ask a lady about hanky-panky or background (8)

11d

Cake and beer, getting in round as reward (7,5)

15d

Doctor given degree and job in complex procedure (9)

16d

Second novel, say, that's terrifying writer (8)

17d

Kind of drink one drinker chilled briefly (8)

19d

Repetition of tea dance (3-3)

20d

Ironclad jewellery's ornamental trimming (6)

22d

How scheme ends, with a number taken into corporation? (5)