Times Cryptic #27209

2018-11-30

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Across

1a

Repeat of Crécy? Clearly, in part (7)

5a

Former champion from China, these days at home (7)

9a

Attendance record, perhaps, one might want to keep up (11)

10a

Prime strip of land? (3)

11a

Like cave, maybe, or garden in city, close to cemetery (6)

12a

Soothing stuff from peace-keepers following confrontation on pitch (8)

14a

Version of game giving coloured jacket primacy? (6,7)

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17a

Firing agent giving grass to actor's horse (7,6)

21a

Necessity for pub social event: piano in rear (4,4)

23a

Hides out of panic, small creature (6)

26a

Extension serving part of hospital, one of fifteen (4,7)

27a

Parasite, large, in denial, plainly (7)

28a

Acknowledges characters involved in a tussle (7)

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Down

1d

Person taking off after touching farm machinery (6)

2d

Nick takes short trip (3,4)

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3d

Girl on small boat when Jack's boarded vessel for Bordeaux (6,3)

4d

Mature, upwardly mobile daughter, dated brother (4)

5d

Coastal regions provided one with cover when lifting felon (7,3)

6d

Fabric's length: an inch under (5)

7d

Had snack prepared, leaving out cold dish (7)

8d

Put up with bird gatecrashing do perhaps (8)

13d

What's invested intelligently after small, momentary lapses (5,5)

15d

E-learning worked, mainly (2,7)

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16d

Objections raised, presumably not made difficult (8)

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18d

What waiter might use to cover in sugar and cream (3,4)

19d

Defensive structure in the Suffolk area? (7)

20d

Name that's good for a female (6)

22d

Happy news about dad is handled inappropriately (5)

24d

States field officer should cut unexplained overheads? (4)