Times Cryptic #27134

2018-09-04

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Across

1a

Father's put in lockto prevent this? (8)

6a

Ring not new? Bloke disheartened girl (6)

9a

Spice fanatic turned over excellent specimen (6)

10a

Theater award involving a literary key (8)

11a

Cheeselot getting consumed a different way? (4)

12a

Expert on land, dodgy at moorings (10)

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14a

Lean on women's organisation quietly to produce what's hoped for? (4,4)

16a

Comedian avoiding limits of strident mockery (4)

18a

Satisfied about article providing essential material (4)

19a

After switching components, escape epidemic (8)

21a

Strangely no opening for cricket players getting out too often? (10)

22a

Go for no fine work on metal? (4)

24a

Finally you will tuck into fish in foremost of Italian pasta (8)

26a

Fancy a grand change will come about (6)

27a

Essence in article recalled acrimony (6)

28a

Reduced opportunity to get Central America spice (8)

Down

2d

Course not permitted in religious studies (5)

3d

Understanding town's upset about the map being redrawn (11)

4d

Food allowed in summer month excludes nothing served with cheese? (2,6)

5d

Absolute limit wrongly put in trio sonata (10,5)

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6d

French bread I used when going about Northern Italian sandwiches (6)

7d

Fuel line is operating at first after set-up (3)

8d

Biblical seductress has sneakily to ensnare Hebrew after flutter of eyelid (9)

13d

Officer left, not entirely keen about United in group of teams (5,6)

15d

Initial repetition, not all repetition (9)

17d

Don't go and stop some cricket (4,4)

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20d

Fixes to tour US city and Midwest feature (6)

23d

Exclamation over trap taking tail off dog (5)

25d

Bit of latex taken from blue tree (3)