Times Cryptic #27444

2019-08-31

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Across

1a

Plant cricket bat before woman's bowled (10)

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7a

Court poet losing heart (4)

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9a

Still without female company, granny's taken to tango (8)

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10a

Current half-century in square under control (2,4)

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11a

Forbidding cook to recruit east German (6)

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13a

Ace dashed back with it, out of control (8)

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14a

In chat room, I'd set out contents of some cells (12)

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17a

Are cuts appearing in unique Sky show? (5,7)

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20a

Pleasant subject covers most of botanic gardens (8)

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21a

Fish smell masks old egg (6)

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22a

Eatery in South Africa offering beds (6)

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23a

Start, having passed river on time (8)

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25a

Page in dictionary that shows views (2-2)

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26a

Duke providing barrier to limit queen's dispute? (10)

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Down

2d

Mingle during session nine (8)

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3d

On stage (3)

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4d

Suspicious about vehicle's second exhaust (5)

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5d

Board in, say, Victoria aren't randomly elected (7)

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6d

British Council's first to acquire exotic Arabic junk (4-1-4)

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7d

Relish atmosphere during Democratic poll (11)

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8d

Often unwanted tissue is not about length (6)

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12d

At work, he stops conflict beginning to develop? (4,7)

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15d

Occasionally left squeezer in grim conditions in B&B (4,5)

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16d

Cryptic couple of notes hidden in Morecambe (8)

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18d

Quickly go through angler's problem? (4,3)

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19d

Erecting one needs lots of guys good in piece work (3,3)

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21d

Bishop always upset item in bar (5)

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24d

At regular intervals strike match (3)

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