Times Cryptic #26992

2018-03-22

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Across

1a

Thriller writer, slow mover (6)

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4a

Two blows exactly (4-4)

10a

Might exhibitionist stand naked under this? (5,6)

11a

Female rhino picked up by the ears? (3)

12a

Male grasped by a more desperate lover (7)

14a

Drunken layabout virtually abandoned (7)

15a

Sadness caused by sacking? (14)

17a

Admitting failure finally, collapse of town shocked neighbourhood (4,2,3,5)

21a

Padded seat without ends even, a great deal (7)

22a

Nice place where I fight in middle of barrage (7)

23a

No friend is false, did you say? (3)

24a

Soul even, in tool (6,5)

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26a

Period of ten years passed amid restrictions (8)

27a

High street name in dictionary (6)

Down

1d

Father standing, Paul turning, police officer salutes (8)

2d

Surrender weapon (3)

3d

A way to fill hole up in pendant (7)

5d

Islanders' war, I gathered, about Hebrides at firsthere? (5,3,6)

6d

Some style about supporting act (7)

7d

Initially nearly 500 gatecrashing 'ouse in Greece? Considerably more to follow (3,4,4)

8d

Little boy feeding horse like a pig? (6)

9d

Manipulating tactic, something attractive and repulsive (5,9)

13d

Recipes with meat in a stew, tour de force (11)

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16d

Fool suffered, getting criticised strongly (8)

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18d

Head supporting king, and in French parliament (7)

19d

Reportedly disregard impediment to create a ripple (7)

20d

Counter blow (6)

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25d

Victory achievable, Napoleon heads for the front (3)

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