Times Cryptic #27127

2018-08-27

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Across

1a

Nasty odoursthat's disgusting bread! (9)

6a

Course of a good person holding firm (5)

9a

Slippery customer in group that's dancing (7)

10a

See maiden being put off by head of faculty in school (7)

11a

Victor appears to be most important in call (5)

13a

Greek tyrant insidiously bad, one beginning to lash out (9)

14a

National figure in America needing staff (9)

16a

The old man needs two assistants (4)

18a

Fusses about drink (4)

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19a

Overworking, Carol catches what can be caught (9)

22a

Study of chin is agreeable (9)

24a

Lexicographer's beginning with novel headword (5)

25a

Trance is back, one knocking son out (7)

26a

Follower of artistic style, pop, as it changed (7)

28a

Yen after study to make dosh (5)

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29a

Boy clear and always poetic, becoming an imitator of Shakespeare? (9)

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Down

1d

Hears confession of hers: is Rev ultimately devious? (7)

2d

Cat not wanting piano as musical instrument (3)

3d

Bitty food melts away, isn't to be eaten (8)

4d

Encouraged to be purified with head obscured (5)

5d

A funny brother, exceptional person who has "a whale of a time"? (9)

6d

Primate I listened to repeatedly (3-3)

7d

Male circle is broken with female finally out in priestly system (11)

8d

Fishis one netted in that country? (7)

12d

Scrutinise noise over a Roman way somewhere in Europe (11)

15d

Avoid accepting pointsthere's obscurity here (9)

17d

Man maybe cut short in trick move (8)

18d

Dog kept by wise person is better protected (7)

20d

Hard worker needing good support in the house? (7)

21d

Shop to take risk with minimal light? (6)

23d

Optical device functioning gets one fooled (3,2)

27d

Rocks in circle, odd ones invisible (3)