Times Cryptic #26910

2017-12-16

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Across

1a

Haul put back beside church in valley (5)

4a

Source of wine, mulled, perhapspeppery stuff? (9)

9a

Meat company importing a lot of hoax wine (9)

10a

Difficulty entertaining millions with a dance (5)

11a

Insect was initially found in each fiddle (6)

12a

Queen to marry in this decade? (8)

14a

Father crying sadly about English words of praise (9)

16a

Transport system satisfied staff will need day off (5)

17a

Would rather, having no power to pass on (5)

19a

Some journey to catch good bit of game? (9)

21a

Crime writer to emerge after penning note on chapter (8)

22a

Seafood sensitivity initially affected one (6)

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25a

Closer in middle of fun run (1,4)

26a

Clot spoiled catalogue (9)

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27a

Flower, say, brought in for one seasonal gift (6,3)

28a

Be coming in at six even when kept back (5)

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Down

1d

Pay-off presumably not going down like a lead balloon? (6,9)

2d

Large misgiving after beheading mammal (5)

3d

Hero of opera in girl's series of operas (7)

4d

Effusiveness upsets son in expression of affection (4)

5d

About to be involved in a commotion over variable old pharmacist (10)

6d

Oppose relinquishing initial spirit, one hears (7)

7d

Inept writing possessed by the writerhad to restrict that (3-6)

8d

Limit heatstroke with treatment, getting encouraging response (5,4,4,2)

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13d

Tip of rocket in police cordon possibly evidence of alien visitation? (4,6)

15d

Developed for use in a base (9)

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18d

Very much in character, shedding pounds, picking up award (7)

20d

One's not involved regarding items for detective, seeing twist at the end (7)

23d

I damage upcoming resort (5)

24d

Criticise an end to grieving or strong emotion (4)

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