Times Cryptic #27138

2018-09-08

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Across

1a

Restrain mongrel beginning to bite (4)

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4a

See controller teasing man on board (10)

9a

Old volume, one to do with choppers belonging to the West (10)

10a

Black line that has wrinkles (4)

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11a

Nervous, like one about to dive? (2,4)

12a

Old king rejected excess cover with trees (8)

14a

Dairy product female disposed of, recoiling (4)

15a

Walk, run, climb on it (10)

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17a

Amateur poet's written about one chap from Riga (10)

20a

Sidekick's scheme's last to start (4)

21a

Endearing expression unruly boys use around Lima (5,3)

23a

Pass left and right, initially making arrest (6)

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24a

Border on piece of 21D, taking a turn (4)

25a

Chase Percy, dropping small diamonds, say (3,7)

26a

Fool European collecting new trophy for parasitic plant (10)

27a

Sound of equine expending energy nearby (4)

Down

2d

Incompatible peacekeepers set to tour part of UK (11)

3d

Bravo Ted and Linda, engaged after such a meeting? (5,4)

4d

Eternal princess's elegance resurrected in part (7)

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5d

Cook to study catering for small business (7,8)

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6d

Bitter British beer not all drunk (7)

7d

Crowd in garden on either side of road (5)

8d

Winger exercises intelligence (5)

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13d

Drug becoming old hat, doing the rounds for love (5,6)

16d

Passed on antibody, one of forbidden seven (6,3)

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18d

Yankee to give away clothes for children's store (7)

19d

Bar to discharge about 150 (7)

21d

Supporter that is about to leave money (5)

22d

Stock web joke? (5)

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