Times Cryptic #27129

2018-08-29

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Across

1a

Contrived return of French artistabout time (6)

5a

Accommodating chaps after a black filling beer (8)

9a

Our class is left for minutes in West End musical (8)

10a

Walked about round south-eastern part of England (6)

11a

Female soldier dressed in recycled old and new gear (8)

12a

Very unpleasant pub reported for someone on the fiddle (6)

13a

Memorial is not cheap, unfortunately (8)

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15a

Gesture to attract attention of runner in the countryside (4)

17a

Learned custom abandoned by university (4)

19a

Hearing daughter's embraced by rugby playersweet (4,4)

20a

Book upset many in House of Lords (6)

21a

Pretender's action following ruling to abolish king (8)

22a

Working on care for muscle attachment (6)

23a

Action regularly taken by one who's near spray (8)

24a

Leave to investigate the point of paying (8)

25a

Run back inside tent for food (6)

Down

2d

Cross and unwilling to follow the rules initially (8)

3d

I'm cutting good drug to be worthless (8)

4d

Everything I wanted in social flirting (9)

5d

In reality a missile at end of life mostly has bad performance (2,1,6,2,4)

6d

What ancient humans used carving up the lion? (7)

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7d

Beginning to build a foundation for sandstone church (8)

8d

Ravel star abandons the piano (8)

14d

Resistance over chap cutting wages as penny-pinching (9)

15d

Jane Austen's city quote brought up to ludicrous effect (8)

16d

Start to remark when tons missed church (8)

17d

Very good compass and ruler (8)

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18d

Great European pretentiousness (8)

19d

Vain person? Love is my middle name (7)