Times Cryptic #27148

2018-09-20

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Across

1a

Youth from east extremely knowledgeable about robot (5)

4a

Eg top young woman's hairpiece, might Spooner have said? (9)

9a

Phoney's daily beat circling US city (9)

10a

Church land where bird has swapped river for lake? (5)

11a

Unusually dire prospects for group loyalty (6,2,5)

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14a

Fix some olla podrida, for example? (4)

15a

Tearing of delicate fabric in front of allotment (10)

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18a

Copyist, one visiting a team in French quarters (10)

19a

Charge for accessing remote estates, primarily (4)

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21a

Loyalty old railways originally showed, adopting alternative tracks? (13)

24a

Friend's note written during a match (5)

25a

N European's proposal for first daughter in run (9)

27a

Excellent, solidly attractive fish (5-4)

28a

Tree-dweller appearing in sundry advertisements (5)

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Down

1d

Surprisingly Nice is dank, squalid and poverty-stricken (10)

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2d

Grassy area providing shelter for listeners (3)

3d

Fellow entertaining Liberal physicist (6)

4d

Uncommunicative comedian lured outside hotel (9)

5d

Like an order mocking customer finally leaves (5)

6d

Rest taken after member's ball (3,5)

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7d

Rough evaluation of visitor hugging son and current chum (11)

8d

Anorak Stavros possibly needed, disregarding end of winter (4)

12d

Quiet about eccentric man from way back in history (11)

13d

Limitless and, in Germany, without poetic rhythm (10)

16d

Rage hippy stirred up studying ancient inscriptions (9)

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17d

Independence of a posh man accepting prestigious award (8)

20d

Enchanting chap island zoo initially put in charge (6)

22d

Greeting a man will love? (5)

23d

Expression of disgust about leader of socialist party (4)

26d

One of those appearing regularly in diary (3)