Times Cryptic #27168

2018-10-13

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Across

1a

Irish lake Mike crossed by shallow vessel's tiller (9)

6a

Wrap up tool making small holes in wrap (5)

9a

Not the leader in tangerine-coloured product line (5)

10a

Last piggy in toilet let out (6,3)

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11a

Good reception on a TV I fixed, first having substitute set off (8,7)

13a

Letter replaces later one read aloud at opening of vegetable hamper (8)

14a

Authoritarian, no saint, before a panel (6)

16a

Surly politician tucked into more than half of Swiss cheese (6)

18a

Banks maybe partly backing Yeltsin at oblast (8)

21a

Threatened with crumbled Stilton coating, the man would rage (2,3,6,4)

23a

Hugging brat (a jerk) is extremely pleasant (9)

25a

Grip bit of seafood softly (5)

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26a

Was "courting" old-fashioned? (5)

27a

Spooner's optimal equipment for offer at pub? (5,4)

Down

1d

Legendary prince's abilities, missing the crossbar (5)

2d

Never working, good-for-nothing (2,2,7)

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3d

Upcoming fashion, say, including a thousand anoraks? (7)

4d

Fake illness needs mother to stay around (8)

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5d

Crazy career representing teachers' interests? (6)

6d

Slur lacking in gossip for ruler's wife (7)

7d

Prone or flat in compact form? (3)

8d

We initial changes to prepare an ambush (3,2,4)

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12d

Careless, having DIs leave blame (11)

13d

Sod's green after treatment is absorbed (9)

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15d

Trick with passion round back of bottling plant (8)

17d

Baked dish with no cover on top is unevenly coloured (7)

19d

7 nabbing Spanish boy's fruit (7)

20d

Difficult driving plane when one's out of it? (6)

22d

Lush plant in new container looking up (5)

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24d

Finalists in ballroom drama cut a rug (3)

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