Times Cryptic #26907

2017-12-13

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Across

1a

People left child generous little gift (6,4)

6a

Vestment returned by bishop let out (4)

10a

Pardon felon, finally turning to stand (7)

11a

Voluntarily exposed no end of bosom (7)

12a

Inspector polishes up English speech (9)

13a

Sweet tin disappointingly empty (5)

14a

Small amount of money that's found in the sea (5)

15a

Criminal cut and ran, say, for refuge (9)

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17a

Virgin for one seized by less intelligent dealer (9)

20a

As a precaution, not taking all native people (5)

21a

Bugle call outside a sort of bar (5)

23a

Around noon, a son late rising again (9)

25a

Penalty is roughly presented in numbers (7)

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26a

Principal begging head to leave (7)

27a

Hawk that is blown by the wind (4)

28a

It's worse if anything, they say, to be wiser (4,6)

Down

1d

Amazed wife married without love (5)

2d

Imaginary people in book: loads used in new edition (4,5)

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3d

Light morning activity creating favourable impression (6-8)

4d

Heard legends about one god or another (7)

5d

May child perhaps cross? Near disastrous (7)

7d

Compare what one-kilogram bags brought over (5)

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8d

Extras including current bit of breakfast and child's cot (5-4)

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9d

See what I can do; room for more later (5,4,5)

14d

Two features of old record are misleading (9)

16d

Fancy his metal changed (lead only)? (9)

18d

Keep remarking about pair coming out in mist (5-2)

19d

Starts to become exhausted and lose time (4,3)

22d

Guide one through area of ground (5)

24d

Energetic person say caught by slowing up (5)