Times Cryptic #27175

2018-10-22

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Across

1a

Depart at speed following bishop's abrupt dismissal (5-3)

5a

Save pounds ultimately, meeting accountant over wine (6)

9a

Study lines on creative work from East? That's awkward (8)

10a

First of Iraqi kings locked up by crazy old emperor (6)

12a

Isolation unsettling Spenser at sea (12)

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15a

Inferior liquor husband lovescold and hot (5)

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16a

Result of boring climb amusing to Spooner? (9)

18a

Leap dancer made at last before talk with hospital department (9)

19a

Pearl's mother, a credit in the Sunderland area? (5)

20a

Wide boy's lookalike, one distributing diamonds etc? (6-6)

24a

Claim member pitched into porter, say (6)

25a

Trivial piece rejected by Ted Heath, for one? (8)

26a

Phoney European hotel with appeal for Irish leader (6)

27a

After exercise, rings cook about game for children (8)

Down

1d

Male animal enterprising Americans may make fast? (4)

2d

Bone up primarily on article supporting London's banks (4)

3d

Possible hack's garden implement, a token of good luck (9)

4d

Starchy doctor's alter ego with notes on pungent gas (12)

6d

Delicate priest's left up displaying nimbleness (5)

7d

Vehicle for men only on green next to a church (10)

8d

Sheltered girl appearing in court before duke (10)

11d

Wise men's true art excited law administrators (12)

13d

Ragged crowd, they say, digesting poster over pub counter? (10)

14d

Left to reduce size of one's protective grating (10)

17d

Soldier caught in narrow passage, held up by sailor (9)

21d

Reasonable, in a word, to do a runner (3,2)

22d

Search valley, missing centre (4)

23d

One who lacks experience in quality roofing (4)