Times Cryptic #27262

2019-01-31

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Across

1a

Daughter with cosmetic obscuring face, one concealed under bonnet? (8)

5a

Severely criticise event (6)

9a

Small change disrupting her plans (8)

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10a

Turning away dogs, room's cleaner (3,3)

12a

Switching parties in America, proof leads to strong protest (13)

15a

Bowled some rubbish, I sweep (5)

16a

Mental disturbance? Black out in ferocious weather (9)

17a

Penetrating eye, walking round hospital (9)

19a

Still very warm in river (5)

20a

One perhaps blue enjoying such delight? (1,5,2,1,4)

22a

Say, two or three rupees for coat (6)

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23a

Pasta ration in mess, about one gram (8)

25a

Deny secret agent's returned, cover blown (6)

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26a

Look again for university job (8)

Down

1d

Hand out from court not available in area on island (10)

2d

Knock up a good score (3)

3d

Highest-ranking corporal finds love in Sevenoaks, say (7)

4d

Caught scarlet woman on meadow in town (12)

6d

A bug is initially stopping contactless transaction (3,4)

7d

Police arresting people over room wrecked with one skull perhaps (7,4)

8d

Not very good as a painter? (4)

11d

Two types of reserve, including chief, not attending (6,6)

13d

Badly handling fog on riverworrying (11)

14d

Beggar's roguish clothing finished with (10)

18d

One probes a part of body most painful (7)

19d

Pressure to produce milk, short of time? Calm down! (7)

21d

Spread pate, leaving half in tin (4)

24d

Poet's finishedplease reply, omitting verb (3)