Times Cryptic #26970

2018-02-24

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Across

1a

Bird seen on mounds regularly is a foreshore frequenter (7)

5a

Expertise with frying pan, though dropping the last two (5)

9a

Himalayan creature literally covering two fifths of Nepal? (5)

10a

Just one garment being worn (9)

11a

Dream I must be held in respect (7)

12a

Browning university substituted for two pieces of interminable Swinburne (7)

13a

Queen of Lebanon in the wars backing the old knight (4,6)

15a

Nice wine encapsulates European mood (4)

18a

Expect he's keeping in work (4)

20a

Bird ringing expedition finished amid flapping wingspan (4-6)

23a

Giant penny-farthing with no rear wheel? "Penny Singular" (7)

24a

Farmland animals eating five tons in gathered crops (7)

25a

Old money gets the reverse of low cabinthe best on board (9)

26a

State of Florida holidays? (5)

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27a

Product that's widely drunk without whisky (5)

28a

Child's brought in near the end of today (7)

Down

1d

Millions favoured tsar as a mover of people (7)

2d

Assist rising clan in forceful attack (8)

3d

Supermarket division is cutting beer (5)

4d

Author (not English) has new name for English town (5,4)

5d

Listen out for mum (6)

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6d

To butt in, changing spades to no trumps, is impolite (7)

7d

Noted traveller in train to Petrograd, returning 9.50? (5)

8d

Near a very quiet fish (8)

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14d

Frequently after deepest North Sea port (9)

16d

Denialfor example in what might be Scotland? (8)

17d

Just like rugby players, say, to belt out full of alcohol (8)

19d

Present suits are becoming dated (7)

21d

Tax cine reels? Not right (7)

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22d

Smoked reefer to take dope with daughter (3-3)

23d

Copper retiring is comfortably off (5)

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24d

Buzz coming with a northern person (5)

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