Times Cryptic #26984

2018-03-13

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Across

1a

One tearing into extremely fruity trifles? (8)

9a

Work with men at old port (8)

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10a

Church feature identified in downloads, so to speak (4)

11a

Swaggering adventurer's sister about to clean clasp (12)

13a

Agent crossing railway line nimbly (6)

14a

Reformed persons finally make comeback (8)

15a

Inferior to some quarters in spa city (7)

16a

Words maybe associated with some fine gauzy fabric (7)

20a

Sloth unknown in East, captured by young woman (8)

22a

Old lady sheltering a convict in Continental resort (6)

23a

Our new envoy foolishly crosses kinganything could happen! (3,5,4)

25a

Make an impression, and so on, with Head of History (4)

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26a

Supervised old archdeacon, suppressing language (8)

27a

Bovid mammal bound to be tied to stake (8)

Down

2d

Provide new community for theatre the Spanish writer set up (8)

3d

Protestant, before initially singing some bits, rushed to invite one in (12)

4d

Unusually apt clue covering Yankee oil producer (8)

5d

Turn up with husband in tent, supplying healthy food (7)

6d

Graduate at Sorbonne who at first supported French underground (6)

7d

Characters entering for a Latin exam (4)

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8d

Not the condition of drunkard unknown to eat cheese? (8)

12d

Be perfectly aware what's short of water, do we hear? (4,4,4)

15d

Uproar when brown bear traps leaders of large youth hostel (8)

17d

This writer's books about store, due out soon (8)

18d

Curious thing about soft drink at bedtime (8)

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19d

Time a girl embraces popular sovereign's wife (7)

21d

English knight competed, being grudgingly admired (6)

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24d

One who employs asses regularly in ancient city (4)