Times Cryptic #27221

2018-12-14

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Across

1a

Doctor nearly retiring during great plague (8)

9a

Crime of American's neighbour probed by police (8)

10a

Screen star's taken stimulant (8)

11a

Instrument untouched by a learner (8)

12a

Cynical society promising to depose leader (10)

14a

Pie crust somewhat greyish (4)

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15a

Misdeed from person selling hot stuff (7)

17a

Inquire about graceless, stuffy behaviour (7)

21a

Insouciant Cockney's dangerous (4)

22a

Indecently intimate around cowboy, perhaps (10)

23a

Servant who could be Eritrean (8)

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25a

Right conman losing diamonds one returns in court (8)

26a

Blade twirls at intervals in fight (8)

27a

Roguish card player's collected funds for campaign (3,5)

Down

2d

Seasonal food that's excellent and poor (4,4)

3d

Good behaviour missing in pupil (8)

4d

Returning actor's seized with kissing sound (4)

5d

The Old Vic performing something woolly (7)

6d

Shanghai almost needs a port manager (10)

7d

Small boat touring lake's top (8)

8d

Abroad, I will surmount a terrible resentment (8)

13d

Dancing the can-can, I laugh loudly (10)

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15d

Wrongful arrest claimed by large speaker (8)

16d

Wood collected for treatment (5,3)

18d

Food with lots of calories for singer (8)

19d

Anarchic sellers tailored stocking for everyone (8)

20d

Bird to fight twice (7)

24d

Damage statuette with no head (4)