Times Cryptic #27423

2019-08-07

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Across

1a

Have old German force backing law-enforcers (7)

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5a

Appointment involves carrying one very small case (6)

8a

Rescinds remaining acts (9)

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9a

Island's cry for help going round in the morning (5)

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11a

Bread stick goes into this (5)

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12a

One beset by dreadful sorrow, the first person to be causing concern (9)

13a

Streaks of butter round black fish (8)

15a

Footballing cheatstart to think "transfer"? (6)

17a

Feature at extremity of garment is a surprise (4-2)

19a

Rude learner is in place of worship, about to be ejected (8)

22a

In a row, army officer left home: one needed to listen (9)

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23a

Directors on the side of money? (5)

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24a

Old Italian bread around duck in river (5)

25a

Writer in Holy Land situation producing an enormous amount (9)

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26a

Drink makes one get shaken up before the end of day (6)

27a

German mathematician, curiously blithe about arithmetic? (7)

Down

1d

Blast a compiler, not having succeededterrible puzzle is that! (13)

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2d

Excellent room for wine, not cold, below street level (7)

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3d

Guard heading offleaving this exposed? (5)

4d

Celebrate, having caught gang cheating (8)

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5d

Hot feeling? Gentleman plunges into river (6)

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6d

Witness has ordeal, I note, losing heart (9)

7d

Escape with a move so disorderly? (7)

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10d

Wood cut, the wetness proving tricky (5,8)

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14d

Incompetence, a condition that brings out the nit-picker? (9)

16d

All-embracing love, during hugging (8)

18d

Explorer who is audible in mass meeting (7)

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20d

Picture in one publication with extreme characters being carted off (7)

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21d

Lively female that is upset over squalid accommodation (6)

23d

Onset of hunger with everyone needing to eat a type of meat (5)