Times Cryptic #26900

2017-12-05

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Across

1a

Rather smelly student admitted making valiant effort (6)

4a

Just has been half-heartedly about to cheer (8)

10a

Match not easily rearranged? (7)

11a

Hero on edge, turning over seat behind (7)

12a

Frost's verse using archaic language (4)

13a

Bat in jeopardy, along with European mollusc (10)

15a

Posse that disperses at a gallop (9)

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16a

Old HQs initially lacking much-needed water sources (5)

18a

Wine the French sent back of superior vintage? (5)

19a

Very low floor (5-4)

21a

Potential sailor, one with typical scruffy clothing (10)

23a

Borderline soft drug (4)

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26a

Undoubted competition among papers? Quite the opposite (7)

27a

Girl trouble faced by a grown-up? (7)

28a

Much-followed wind-up by extremists on Twitter (8)

29a

Sound emanating from band causing irritability (6)

Down

1d

Third of balls dropped by sportsman's runner (5)

2d

"Made the most of" expressed in pithy words, you could say (9)

3d

Brash couple, initially livening up (4)

5d

Theatre to mount play again (7)

6d

Blonde's mad dog kills CO (10)

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7d

Packed hotel in credit (5)

8d

Nouns split by Spooner confused nobody (3-6)

9d

Holiday depression (6)

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14d

Wanting cash for biscuit (10)

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15d

Clairvoyant now touring Jersey with neighbours (9)

17d

Try to hinder division in the countryside? (9)

19d

Huge weight I left with faulty casing overturned (7)

20d

Unqualified support for public spending (6)

22d

A lot of big cats prefer gutted fish (5)

24d

Remote northern city between two rivers (5)

25d

Having sex between married couple? (4)