Times Cryptic #26977

2018-03-05

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Across

1a

Indignant sons joined forces (7,2)

6a

Current breaking up fish grounds (5)

9a

Soul singer needing backing for a title (7)

10a

A seven days period of conflict with daughter being difficult (7)

11a

Old magistrate always backed imprisoning English (5)

12a

Control what teacher does in time off work (9)

14a

Flirts regularlythat's socially acceptable (3)

15a

Instrument Vince plays with three learners and old, old, Oscar (11)

17a

Repent a plot involving corrupt team member (6,5)

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19a

Short cut to get fuel (3)

20a

Advocate of support unit not being left empty (9)

22a

Bent half of a German sausage (5)

24a

Rich not working after Spring? (4-3)

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26a

First piece of writing, one I found in Latin needing going over (7)

27a

Frost, perhaps, recited poem (5)

28a

Most appropriate deposit just south of the Thames in London? (5-4)

Down

1d

One who cries half-heartedly without having a drink (5)

2d

Serious musical abilitysomething birds build up (7)

3d

Crew works to get in position (9)

4d

Decline to discourage start of Irish pontificate (11)

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5d

A lot of fruit and some veg (3)

6d

Able follower onceone generating turnover, perhaps (5)

7d

Sales pitch about a new breed of dog (7)

8d

Revolutionary is outside fomenting unrest (9)

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13d

In the event, photo needs something done on greens (4-7)

14d

A lot of artillery being used to sack country (9)

16d

Reminder of reported nickname of Prague piano virtuoso? (9)

18d

Old city contains lines with key mode of transport (7)

19d

Thickened water ice using egg in a mixture of agar (7)

21d

Australia has a certain invigorating air (5)

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23d

Cut cabbage the nation over for rich peasant (5)

25d

Reduced cost of travel over large distances (3)