Times Cryptic #27177

2018-10-24

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Across

1a

Bad cough interrupts routine filming stage (5-3)

6a

Understand fine party hasn't finished (6)

9a

First of two encyclopedia volumes, perhaps, is a tiny thing (4)

10a

Like a repaired bike, not to be junked? (10)

11a

Letter is as translated, framed by punctuation (10)

13a

Delicacy of Japanese in not completing Bach piece (4)

14a

Short service to put on for old beast (8)

16a

One picked on numbers of Romans around mouth of Tiber (6)

18a

Beetle an irritantin saucepan once? (6)

20a

Right to stab second mate, so badly wounded? (8)

22a

Jacob's wife spends hour going after fine jumper (4)

24a

Exploit chap I turned out of bed past time (10)

26a

Owt in old magazine? (4,6)

28a

Lifesaver talking of one with knowledge (4)

29a

Make fuss about hotel, whatever it is (6)

30a

Unclear boundaries in this old people's home? (4,4)

Down

2d

Physician taking top off toothpaste to spread (9)

3d

Ladies' fingers up to making footwear (7)

4d

Trousers, and how to hold them up? (5)

5d

Minor physical problem: temperature very low? (3)

6d

Braves having to maintain graceful withdrawal (4-5)

7d

Trade is sort of light (7)

8d

Camp belonging to prisoner? (5)

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12d

Extra name in article about garden feature (7)

15d

College town having taken up jazz, tricky to hum (9)

17d

With misgivings, I seal newly dead within (3,2,4)

19d

Forced liquid into female put on stretcher (7)

21d

Strongman almost crushes worker in Olympic venue (7)

23d

Personal life somewhat on the up, it's plain (5)

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25d

Contract for sporting prize (5)

27d

Sizeable British force on the ground (3)