Times Cryptic #27111

2018-08-08

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Across

1a

Exaggerated passion about which to sing sometimes? (8)

5a

Ancient Roman wheel mark crossed by modern vehicle (6)

8a

Images that are missing beginning to cause doubts (3)

9a

Perform a track using axe (2,4,4)

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10a

East Windowssince replacedpermitted, revealing everything (8)

11a

Cardinal featuring in sex-change, excommunicated (6)

12a

Jump is something that takes pluck, with unknown ending (4)

14a

Religious leaders call for peace: give affirmative answer back (10)

17a

Someone evidently bad-mouthing weakness is wrong (10)

20a

Touring Australia, leave for island (4)

23a

Poles belonging to the workforce (6)

24a

Exemplary message: secure? (8)

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25a

Match-winner, or miss? There's nothing in it (6,4)

26a

There's a surprise, seeing hotel amidst castles (3)

27a

Drawing stick from a crony for corruption (6)

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28a

A consequence of murders: riot (8)

Down

1d

Sharply-defined foreign character, marketed incorrectly? (9)

2d

In place of wild dancing, doctors knock around quietly (4,3)

3d

Filming technique: fancy German one (4-2)

4d

Big Brother and co? Resistance vital, yet hopeless (7,2)

5d

Bounty I resolved to accept (3,4)

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6d

Our standard of higher education about to drop (5,4)

7d

Release body of Manhattan Yank (7)

13d

Tutorial ultimately left Suzy bursting with enthusiasm (9)

15d

Scolded, as things removed from to-do list? (6,3)

16d

What wineshops can do for a town (9)

18d

Note to obtain national insurance, looking up number (7)

19d

Girl from Central Europe, Polish (7)

21d

Drink up on one's own, welcoming men round (7)

22d

English going out of fashion for American writer of history (6)