Times Cryptic #27195

2018-11-14

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Across

1a

After silence, hands round the writer's contract (7)

5a

Many dogs taking the lead off (6)

8a

Twirling, maybe the ladies one saw approved (9)

9a

Great Britain's flipping harsh (5)

11a

Vehicle broken by butcher's van in badly neglected state (5)

12a

Venture into Microsoft's domain is trouble for corporation (9)

13a

Particular sin, snatching diamonds from the east (8)

15a

Wit's heartless riposte wounded (6)

17a

Withdraw money that's regularly paid to carry around (6)

19a

Knight, travelling far, is in China (8)

22a

Primary colour nobody's drawing in (6,3)

23a

Spray bound to release nitrogen (5)

24a

Do away with Times editorial's introduction (5)

25a

Vessel's sharp, turning and heading for army bases (9)

26a

Cereal, tons on ground mostly (6)

27a

Apt to see red snake, in fancy (7)

Down

1d

Bad sign, boarding Sierra to travel around, one may end up in jam (7,6)

2d

Cold food after bread is shock (7)

3d

Record kept by Crusoe, divided up (5)

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4d

Christian left university and rushed to pen article (8)

5d

Offbeat individual note lifted song, not a tango (6)

6d

What's in Brontë novel read twice is inspiring English (9)

7d

Medical department that constantly admits horseman (7)

10d

Black grape intertwined with the lush grapevine (4,9)

14d

Gull, say, overturned angler's device to get fish (6,3)

16d

What some musicians do before and after concert? (4,1,3)

18d

Intoxicating substance affected air supply (7)

20d

Car to go wrong on a boring day (7)

21d

Back supporter in my place (6)

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23d

Places quotes from speakers (5)