Times Cryptic #27098

2018-07-24

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Across

1a

Female celebrity put up with leers somehow outside government department (10)

6a

Bloke is vulgar, heartless (4)

8a

Legally gets hold of this person's cash (8)

9a

Slight sign of affection after firm provides a bit of money (6)

10a

Member of hobbit family captured (4)

11a

Meeting zone used very regularly when abroad (10)

12a

Suffering financially? That's obvious, being given the sack (9)

14a

Support hospital organisations? Not the second time (5)

17a

Having crossed river, bed down in rubbish (5)

19a

Brainy bits produced by church dissenter, the Parisian (9)

22a

Briefly hold mammal spinning round quite briskly (10)

23a

Rugby player acceptable without hesitation (4)

24a

Chaste woman loves talking, putting lots off (6)

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25a

Kill rodentsbut there's one left inside home (8)

26a

Drink and energy-containing nuts (4)

27a

Services, long ago held for local dignitaries (10)

Down

1d

Son isn't outlawshows such piety (9)

2d

Infant and old man face the camera full of love (7)

3d

Guy has spoken about island on the lord's territory? (8)

4d

Resident I'd style eccentric, lacking concern (15)

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5d

Philosopher reading maybe in a secure compartment (6)

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6d

Island capital always given low grades (4,5)

7d

A pleasure trip, we hear, comes as an added extra (7)

13d

Reclined, maybe, clutching muscle, and given proper treatment (9)

15d

Port's edge (9)

16d

One keen to change, about to confront past (8)

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18d

Little right with priest meeting temptresstake off duty! (7)

20d

Stories about old bishop? They may be articulated (7)

21d

Middle-distance runner beginning to puff, upset? Examination needed (6)