Times Cryptic #27058

2018-06-07

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Across

1a

From EU I may not obtain anything (3,4,2)

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9a

Language arising when home improvements turned to ruin (7)

10a

Garments that are loose and short wind round at the back (7)

11a

Opening? Almost missing it (5)

12a

Song that's penned about grand German location (9)

13a

Girl returning from Dubai, not Naples (7)

15a

Mess tin: article half full (5)

17a

Stingrayeither part (5)

18a

He's composed: rested, in other words (5)

19a

Very little on which to gamble, it's said (5)

20a

Pasta is stuff I fed our people (7)

23a

Belt worn as arranged with MBE (3,6)

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25a

Bones from bag used by artist (5)

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27a

Tweet's sound content reflecting on character of Greek (7)

28a

Old singer has taken to the stage at ball (7)

29a

Kind suggestion leads to input, quickly? (5-4)

Down

1d

Joining in informal greeting to civil rights leader (6)

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2d

Available and willing to participate in talks about merger, finally (2,3,5)

3d

Scaremongering done in manner of Republican film (8)

4d

Come after opponents at table with petition (5)

5d

Greet a guy's high pressure shower (4,5)

6d

Most futile, having papers in case (6)

7d

Note minimum charge raised for support (4)

8d

Sound made by homeless child, one who's very pale (4-4)

14d

Reassuring words, presumably from soldiers, getting twisted about (3,2,5)

16d

Burden-carrier first, perhaps soldier second (9)

17d

Ultimately helps a lot to notice weakness (4,4)

18d

Runner on jolly sort of engagement (8)

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21d

Putting out leader, different dailies cooperate (6)

22d

Race from gym with long stride, moving left (6)

24d

Portuguese name for colony that's PC to the French (5)

26d

Maybe die young, close to home (4)