Times Cryptic #27064

2018-06-14

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Across

1a

Clothing becomes a zombie? (6)

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4a

Very fine service held in turn by energetic type (8)

10a

Green stuff, the ultimate in style on woman's accessory (7)

11a

What Marxists, without vote, destroyed? (7)

12a

Not the first to follow some lamb (4)

13a

Appears to include some verse for beauty (10)

15a

Cause obstruction and be evasive? Nothing original in that (9)

16a

One says horses eat sparingly at odd intervals (5)

18a

Civic leader in Scots region always moving backwards (5)

19a

Childish amusement is best, as one is taken by surprise (9)

21a

Community hub in west of Lewes, for example (4,6)

23a

In extremes of volume, backing excellent singer (4)

26a

Egyptian gem, not British, put on old woman as beautifier (7)

27a

Struck with small glove (7)

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28a

Rage shown by not half fierce newcomer (8)

29a

Quiet place to take hallucinogen (6)

Down

1d

He used to teach an assortment of pronouns (5)

2d

Woman priest unknown in guide (9)

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3d

The spirit of melancholy (4)

5d

Porridge no one eats? (7)

6d

Announced maximum size increase that's for closure of letter (7,3)

7d

One clad in extra silk (5)

8d

What's available for upmarket southern cooking? (4,5)

9d

Iron Lady's headgear (6)

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14d

Her clean-up arranged in mischievous spirit (10)

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15d

Arab doctors turn up occasionally (9)

17d

Reverting to the ancient Bibleone's in Greek (9)

19d

Battery food item one throws up? (7)

20d

Church to be put up in the shade (6)

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22d

Almost want head of state to be less silly (5)

24d

Brandy distiller initially penalised (5)

25d

Raised edge on large tablet (4)