Times Cryptic #26998

2018-03-29

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Across

1a

Woman in physical game losing heart (4)

3a

One taking stock of fine tune (5,5)

9a

Men coming in wept, losing energy before a beastly fight (7)

11a

Criticism about goddess, mostly seen as an upstart (7)

12a

Mostly old T-shirts not right for candidates being interviewed? (9)

13a

Bit of seed or stone found in meal (5)

14a

One has money, foolishly beginning to squander great riches (4,8)

18a

Instinctive behaviour something that Dr Jekyll acquired? (6,6)

21a

Stars in decay, about to be got rid of (5)

22a

Legendary weapon no longer having quality, we hear (9)

24a

Earthy substance is better than greasy one (7)

25a

Almost completely flat-chested? These can puff out clothes (7)

26a

In St Martin, going about, see one helping another (10)

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27a

Foreign characters overthrowing country, wasting little time (4)

Down

1d

Vehicle heading off with wineone carrying holiday supplies? (8)

2d

Unrobe us, after adjusting cloak (8)

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4d

Arab female, wife discarded on island (5)

5d

What delegate did in place is recorded in legal document (9)

6d

Rearrange restaurant furniture maybe to secure competitive advantage (4,3,6)

7d

Reluctant to declareside lacking guts (6)

8d

Like an identifying word and number given to female learner (6)

10d

Petitions between meetings being read out (13)

15d

Good dog snatching length of clothone anxious to please (9)

16d

Shelter protecting maiden, courageous explorer (8)

17d

Flowers making Easter so special (3,5)

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19d

Gong unexciting, inadequate with echo (3-3)

20d

Apple seed, something sharp at one end (6)

23d

Rising opera company has deserted Latin (5)