Times Cryptic #27113

2018-08-10

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Across

1a

Fine letting on quietly (8)

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9a

Journey round old trailers along the way (8)

10a

Scraped a result worse than an F (6)

11a

High society leading couple away from sink with constant decay (5,5)

12a

Work with a large gem (4)

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13a

Sign of maturity? Comparatively less lustrous nous (4,6)

16a

Sibling with problem returning shoes (7)

17a

What constitutes danger, when exploding close to one? (7)

20a

Fiat for the time being desire nice motoring (6,4)

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22a

With Conservative ousted, pack in facility (4)

23a

Hype needing a thorough looking at, we hear (10)

25a

Can former nurse let go? (6)

26a

Courses in which you'll get soup in some otherwise unhelpful places? (8)

27a

Briefs look carefully at couples (8)

Down

2d

Mess about with branch in flower (8)

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3d

Realtors go crazy for expert on houses (10)

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4d

Favour clue ending in anagram (10)

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5d

Grand drunk getting excited (7)

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6d

Just one entering distant expo (4)

7d

High time embracing Greek character's dance (6)

8d

Scripture lesson books to deliver without regular charge (4-4)

14d

Notes ruin, mother's ruin, a mounting trouble (10)

15d

Guide once to extend by several inches (10)

16d

City growtha blight (8)

18d

Separate record and notes (8)

19d

Liberal turning to name in stupid testimony (7)

21d

What's sung in church examination? (6)

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24d

Delight in single entry (4)

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