Times Cryptic #26983

2018-03-12

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Across

1a

Rush to have surgery on neck (6)

5a

Food rating badly received (8)

9a

Caught teacher of religion and head showing ill-temper (10)

10a

What's very popular with oenophiles, principally? (4)

11a

Writer's problem with tyre: taxi firm called in (8)

12a

What might have enabled drivers to communicate, seeing road junction? (6)

13a

Shop soiled? Not so, the reverse (4)

15a

Woman's not affected by European Union till now (8)

18a

Promise man bread with this starter (8)

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19a

Wild animal centre being spoken of (4)

21a

Moroccan dish with name in English (6)

23a

Start to swot a month before examthat's most clever (8)

25a

Early showings of Falling In Love: mediocre movie (4)

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26a

Workman indicted after pinching short length of material (10)

27a

We're told much-loved explorer does appear here (4,4)

28a

Apartment suitable for the family taken by an Italian (6)

Down

2d

Trouble crossing Peru, oddly, some time in spring (5)

3d

Socialist mostly concerned with ceremony supporting left (9)

4d

Strait-laced journalist prepared to be fired (6)

5d

Swimmer ultimately floundering: where is that wretched rescue vessel? (5,5,5)

6d

I smoke, holding nose to block out oxygen: that's dangerous (8)

7d

Offal, small portion with top sliced off (5)

8d

Rovers team agreed to recruit players, right? (9)

14d

Reminiscent of Morse's last case (9)

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16d

Such eggs a Dutch hen abandoned? (9)

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17d

During holiday, Leonard and I head for ancient Spanish city (8)

20d

Suffering setback, boxer facing arrest and jail (4,2)

22d

Turkish city is on lake, we're told (5)

24d

Former driver about to leave Riviera town, heading north (5)