Times Cryptic #27481

2019-10-14

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Across

1a

Deliberately dodging physical activity (8)

5a

Your compiler's about to stay in the same place (6)

9a

What may be grave for missing female singer! (8)

10a

Bird caught on Cornish river to the west (6)

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12a

Ultimately serious desire to be fashionable (5)

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13a

Georgian citizen holds end of rope, having great strength (9)

14a

Sore about Scottish town, she adopts Irish county (12)

18a

Dazzling brightness of quiet chap replacing one in home (12)

21a

Identification of disease in dogs is a diversion (9)

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23a

Murder victim given grave at last in Poplar? (5)

24a

Make certain council leader is excluded from blame (6)

25a

Green pigment, one I delivered first in commercial vehicle (8)

26a

Gentle 22's offer? (6)

27a

Unaccompanied song not all finding full of merriment (8)

Down

1d

Mad about first of seed being thinly scattered (6)

2d

Island savings scheme penetrated by foreign character (6)

3d

In America, game to have drink before dance (9)

4d

Reform I saw in modern evolutionary theory (3-9)

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6d

In Scotland, finely dressed knight's muscularity (5)

7d

Enfeebled duke, abandoning our country, moved slowly round island (8)

8d

Greek dramatist's amble round end of green (8)

11d

Instrument identified in general speech outside bar? (12)

15d

Breaking ice a lot ispart of one's lifestyle? (9)

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16d

It's inclined to go west, protected by allowance (8)

17d

Booth, for example, with Charlie and Jenny in? (8)

19d

Breed of sheep doctor keeps in old Ireland (6)

20d

Tight-fisted type withholding pounds from girl (6)

22d

Old railwaymen with points to look after (5)