Times Cryptic #26973

2018-02-28

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Across

1a

Plates and saucers etc, still not drinking cups! (3,3)

5a

Anti-war protester curtailed agreement, one with weapon in hand? (8)

9a

Serious about credit, it is ruined (8)

10a

Energy entering a crowd, a tiny shape-shifter (6)

11a

Meat in fringes of fire, served lit (6)

12a

Postprandial drink like coffee ultimately suits when knocked back (8)

14a

I'm going to eat starters of real authenticity: Indian spices for dip (12)

17a

Beating ancient Greek volleyball team, perhaps, close to defeat (3,2,3,4)

20a

After better rock music for something spicy (8)

22a

Grass-coated hide of elk smelt (6)

23a

Wind is returning, low and menacing at first (6)

25a

Poorest off welcoming very brief stay (4-4)

26a

Theatre boxes always the cheapest accommodation (8)

27a

Daughter and curious man avoiding gentle breeze (6)

Down

2d

Name coming up in Waugh, in impartial manner (6)

3d

Tasty struggle on the fieldgood to hold back in fact (11)

4d

With sensitive information, European Community in bizarre protest (3-6)

5d

After uprising, foolish to quit German city (7)

6d

Family planning in the end sound as a bell? (5)

7d

Back hopper to lose tail (3)

8d

Reshuffle by Tories: that's a serious state (8)

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13d

Went back for a moment (5,6)

15d

In slayer, assume a possible offender? (5,4)

16d

Great author has little time for criminal (8)

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18d

Arrangement of names, some without order, all together (2,5)

19d

Celebrate screening a show (6)

21d

Butterfly mark (5)

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24d

Lines often dedicated to defending harbours (3)

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