Times Cryptic #27158

2018-10-02

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Across

1a

Nonsense about backward-looking priest being submissive (6)

4a

Forced out, dumped, having lost it (7)

9a

Partners at table stifling expression of surprise and disdain (5)

10a

The first person to turn against thing in protest (9)

11a

Procedure that's a possibility when time is limited (9)

12a

Moral shortcoming that comes with drinks we hear (5)

13a

Hour of prayer held by canon everyday (4)

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14a

Like Samson before his distressing experience (4-6)

18a

Drink with newspaper folk, their leader being inhibited (10)

20a

Language restriction for listener (4)

23a

That fellow entertaining artist is depicting a king of Tyre (5)

24a

Sweet member of comic duo is reckless (9)

25a

Unruly clan, first to demonstrate in French region (9)

26a

Small opening allows last couple to escape bear (5)

27a

Criminal activity around American city's horse-racing (3,4)

28a

Withered, needing water, looking very hot (6)

Down

1d

Ignores number occupying East Anglian town (9)

2d

Near where you may find bishop at home (5,2)

3d

Fish on a minute religious symbol (6)

4d

Little woman involved in row in French city (5)

5d

Particular metallic elements in fruit (8)

6d

Mule as one coming a cropper in mud? (7)

7d

Party in church led by tribe (5)

8d

They may be spotted in a series of downward movements (8)

15d

Headless monster descending on magnificent city (8)

16d

Farm worker cheated having taken in nonchalant old woman (9)

17d

English monarch with order, appropriately, for his enemy (8)

19d

Resolve of top people with "proper accent" evident in attitude (7)

21d

Nurse in shady part of garden south of hospital (7)

22d

Pure speed, fastest possible speed to begin with (6)

23d

Go away from house with depression (3,2)

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24d

Feature of gem, diamond maybe, wrapped in paper (5)