Times Cryptic #27182

2018-10-30

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Across

1a

Seething cauldron, one that may spatter you (4,5)

6a

Cardinal scoffed, did you say? (5)

9a

Firm City fan, one full of caffeine? (4,3)

10a

Intended to secure new funds (7)

11a

Oscar promoted to head of house: bravo! (3)

12a

Transforming NHS centres: a bewitching woman (11)

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14a

Gas is therefore being recalled, GP admits (6)

15a

Back absorbing English programme to return (8)

17a

Prevailing wisdom in anti-war circles (8)

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19a

Book of Baudelaire's is at this point abridged (6)

22a

Mark has a nice way of speaking (5,6)

23a

Plumbing fixture fitting too exactly, on reflection (3)

25a

Midsummer's day, perhaps: a romantic prospect? (3,4)

27a

Escape from Bali in this manner? (4,3)

28a

Her Majesty "repelled" by First Lady. That's official (5)

29a

Starts to skip and prance, justifiably chipper (9)

Down

1d

Page priest: his second run out (5)

2d

Saint renouncing silence? There'll be a complaint! (7)

3d

Kind of store in which to spend a penny? (11)

4d

Scientific study, to which landlords raise their glasses (6)

5d

Demoralised? Fed up? Take weed every now and then! (8)

6d

Time for Beano editor to show up (3)

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7d

I refuse to feed waterfowl of Italian port (7)

8d

Money man rues Republican rate being revised (9)

13d

Person declining printer's job? (11)

14d

What Don might be to babe in arms, perhaps (9)

16d

Underwear thieves picked up (8)

18d

Foreign policeman crashing into emu (7)

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20d

Quickly call, ringing up a lot (7)

21d

Parliamentarian finding honour in French waters (6)

24d

This is where the young go mad (5)

26d

Unmarried man, and his companion in the boozer? (3)