Times Cryptic #27181

2018-10-29

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Across

1a

Sheep from flock west of Scottish town (8)

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5a

False report an eccentric circulates (6)

9a

Person keeping official records for hospital doctor (9)

11a

Some come to terms over fetish? (5)

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12a

Poem and piece of music heard (7)

13a

Satirise a politician taken in by rascal (7)

14a

Diligent cousins notice changes (13)

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16a

I visit in class, without exception (13)

20a

Knock public house sign, unfortunately (7)

21a

Lab gear reassembled for this subject at school (7)

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23a

Fat? Briefly run, slowly (5)

24a

Up for a big band number (2,3,4)

25a

Son not out, rotten sailor (6)

26a

Islamic emblem in curved terrace (8)

Down

1d

Hot, a remarkable African capital (6)

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2d

Duke of Cornwall's wife, for example, went without (5)

3d

Partners back film (7)

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4d

Body of people with crime writer detailed to tour university college (6,7)

6d

Bid a tenner at first to tantalise (7)

7d

Scientific study: like essay about new moon (9)

8d

Drop off short skirt to be collected by fine-looking girl (8)

10d

A series of ups and downs as ocean wave hits vessel (6,7)

14d

Clear out of joint with ladder (3,3,3)

15d

Longs to nurse poorly Greek hero (8)

17d

Departs in lagoon after repairing canal craft (7)

18d

Very drunk on fewer (7)

19d

Robber in gang, Italian (6)

22d

Agent, not quite penniless (5)