Times Cryptic #26995

2018-03-26

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Across

1a

One roughly breaks marble bust in two houses perhaps (9)

6a

Land in US city prison the wrong way (5)

9a

Drinks stout (5)

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10a

He'll deal with better writer, maybe (9)

11a

Cold? The opposite wasn't true (7)

12a

Makes elementary changes to current verses about lives (7)

13a

Kid's food and drink money accepted by European (11,3)

17a

Glossy magazines, say, engage old area of UK (14)

21a

Tots turned away to get some merchandising (4-3)

23a

Beginning to miss revelry and excitement (7)

25a

Abroad, one loved touring northern plain (9)

26a

Persian's not half prescient (5)

27a

Radio show could be playing song (2,3)

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28a

Demand to settle firm in industrial town (9)

Down

1d

After time, about to be knocking on creature's home (8)

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2d

Manage to snaffle last of tiramisu for dessert (5)

3d

Part of flower's trimmed, as in a tangle (9)

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4d

Polish friend back filled with a tattoo (3-1-3)

5d

Catty cardinal supporting Pope (7)

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6d

Traveller of sound mind in Glasgow? (5)

7d

Mess kit's a pain for citizen of Commonwealth (9)

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8d

Songwriter hasn't the heart to be a musician (6)

14d

Invalid soldier grabs one woman without issue (9)

15d

Put off party? Both sexes appeal (9)

16d

French writer penning note on one contemporary of his (8)

18d

Part of army punished for discriminating (7)

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19d

Turned up collar, punching a teacher in scrap (7)

20d

Money to get missile through borders in embargo (6)

22d

Hum overture from Offenbach without jollity (5)

24d

Clean backless dress for theatre (5)