Times Cryptic #27154

2018-09-27

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Across

1a

London landmark lady matriarch constructed (9,4)

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8a

Pocket: area of snooker table for pot (4)

9a

Work of British parliament covering security breach (5,5)

10a

Compromise, going by sea, returning first class (3,5)

11a

Popular singer comes before poet (6)

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13a

Football body's second tier director (10)

16a

Cove hidden by beacha pity (4)

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17a

Minutes or seconds from nasty accident, steps back (4)

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18a

Reason old woman needs new park keeper (10)

20a

Did state nursing languish in misuse of drug? (6)

22a

After travelling, reach old English town (8)

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24a

Provider of instructions for golf: driver needed (10)

26a

Welcome private practitioner holding various positions (4)

27a

Exclamation from lady in theatre exposed mother and boy, observe (3,6,4)

Down

1d

Ace thrilled with rap music trophy (8,3)

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2d

Precocious girl of 24's language: that's tasty all round! (5)

3d

Marketing ploy of a number that's taken in wrong spirit (9)

4d

Coming to blows with general over charge (7)

5d

Rustic couple on lake (5)

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6d

They're ok for cars, for transporting (4,5)

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7d

Bears in the wood with horse coming up (3)

12d

I seize promotion without difficulty: that's viewed unfavourably (2,1,3,5)

14d

Mark coming soon to open street party (4,5)

15d

Single minded about success, ultimately display timidity (3,6)

19d

Four, maybe, twisting one's arm (7)

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21d

Girl in papers upset by gossip (5)

23d

Stop work in kitchen (3,2)

25d

Character of Greek cowherd turning up off and on (3)