Times Cryptic #27037

2018-05-14

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Across

1a

Initially served up some hotpot, Irish dish (5)

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4a

Spooner's fault opening package for Christmas? (8)

8a

This sort of business meeting might end quickly (5,9)

10a

Carry out appliance (9)

11a

Small instrument for piercing (5)

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12a

Moan about having to guard silver dish (6)

14a

Out? A Liberal admitting nothing speculative (8)

17a

Especially a black protective coat Romeo discarded (5,3)

18a

Minister in vicious circle (6)

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20a

Avid listener for example back inside (5)

22a

Love entering closed place of worship on which there's a tribal emblem (5,4)

24a

Tripping over stand in the way, an obstacle (9,5)

25a

Individual copies turned over with speed (8)

26a

Miserable old doctor by organ (5)

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Down

1d

Son arrived after work and left in old plane (7,5)

2d

Successfully complete repair? (3,2)

3d

Grim realities for a Hebrew (9)

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4d

Band: T Rex up wearing outrageous gear (6)

5d

Perhaps half of Republicans originally in dissenting group (8)

6d

Floats gently in water, at first, behind front of ship (5)

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7d

One practising self-denial in a British town? Almost right (9)

9d

Point at analyst producing computer program (12)

13d

"Material Girl"? (9)

15d

I harshly criticise a poor place in Pakistan (9)

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16d

A good many coming in to stock a number of small ships (8)

19d

Example that's missing in policy (6)

21d

Odd drop of brandy before a dance (5)

23d

Bracing air round region (5)

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