Times Cryptic #27141

2018-09-12

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Across

1a

Soldier wearing suitable American equipment (9)

6a

Unskilled work from son of afflicted man? (5)

9a

Trick cyclist performs in bin (7)

10a

How unmarried couples used to live, swallowing extremely unusual hormone (7)

11a

Squirrel away almost months in terrible weather (5)

12a

Take fish with rod, it's plain (9)

13a

Provided with backing, cease being addict (5)

14a

Academy dancers after training were very nervous (3,6)

17a

Provincial shopping centre in the way now made to move (5-4)

18a

Less threatening, to be deprived of all love (5)

19a

Conspirator hanged: rope splits in two, we hear (3,6)

22a

Discharge returned bill first, producing capital (5)

24a

Part of opera, some number about sailor from foreign land (7)

25a

Giant in forest wore odd pants (7)

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26a

Detective, modest and attractive (5)

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27a

Proverbs about heroin that are employed by the chippy (9)

Down

1d

Formerly a hated symbol broken in half (2,3)

2d

Remarkable events in empty patch with flower springing up (9)

3d

Look right up across unnamed newspaper, for example (4,5)

4d

The turf an object of derision for Cambridge college? (3,5,2,5)

5d

Scarcities known to be artificial are unacceptable (5,2,4,4)

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6d

Doctors succeeded saving European national leader (5)

7d

No new sort of calendar girl (5)

8d

Carelessly, behind sofa husband dropped proof of honesty (4,5)

13d

Port that protects marine resource? (9)

15d

In mock game, have decided to be inconsistent (4-3-2)

16d

Meet rhyme for first clue? (3,6)

20d

I agree about returning thanks for poet (5)

21d

A college year provides friendship (5)

23d

Chain of human descent not complete (5)

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