Times Cryptic #27184

2018-11-01

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Across

1a

Experts taking steps when power is lost (4)

4a

Sadder group collecting one prestigious award (4,6)

9a

Hesitation shown by papa in awful divorce requiring much outlay (10)

10a

Old country fellow travelling round India (4)

11a

Country character of yesteryear in small piece (not leader in Times) (6)

12a

Desolate areas sheltering revolutionary types disinclined to act (8)

14a

What's said to restrict someone in the Far East (4)

15a

Get rid of religious type keeping unorthodox rite (10)

17a

Person at concert receiving good artist, one giving coded messages? (10)

20a

Measure brought by Labour leader of yesteryear (4)

21a

Spooner's jolly enthusiast who may operate in the underworld? (8)

23a

Freely moving about, using a minor highway (6)

24a

Impulse our gentlemen must restrain (4)

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25a

Sport later modified somewhere in Ireland (4,6)

26a

Drink with politician, Left philosopher who works willingly with others? (4,6)

27a

Triumphs, putting out fine food (4)

Down

2d

Insuranceattack sum added to bill (5,6)

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3d

Place that's holy almost has ruler drawing back (9)

4d

Little donkey fed with Italian or Mexican food (7)

5d

Somehow doing my nut, complainer being scathing (15)

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6d

Survive journey away from home (4,3)

7d

Proof of who you are needed in Lincoln to stay (5)

8d

Approximately five hundred turn up making public protests (5)

13d

Share of top people who may discount religious claims? (11)

16d

Address about to be given border with neighbour? Engineers brought in (9)

18d

Endlessly praise a learner, a cadet who really made it? (7)

19d

Chicken maybe turning yellow with boss losing head (7)

21d

One desperately wanting knowledge very quick to engage university (5)

22d

Charity event with endless chat and music (5)