Times Cryptic #27514

2019-11-21

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Across

1a

Your band playing as a four, sometimes two more (8)

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5a

Classic of the Chinese to install bible for church in Washington (6)

10a

Remarkably unfailing growth that is easy to secure (3-7,5)

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11a

Intolerance in art-house, head finding a new position (7)

12a

One in the sea grabbed by crazy fool (7)

13a

Perhaps foundation of the universe cracked by alien (8)

18a

Tricky part of climb, perhaps, needing some spare tents (5)

20a

A rule I instilled in fellow African (8)

23a

Facade awkwardly flat, no rustication initially in it (7)

25a

Agree artist makes a fabulous creation (7)

26a

The undoubted leader? (8,7)

27a

Very funny appeal by a young girl booked (6)

28a

Finally appear with one dropping round security equipment (8)

Down

1d

A couple of lines in dreadful poem (6)

2d

Almost indisposed to show up, coldly received (9)

3d

Plan to plunge Indian city into dark (7)

4d

Finally arriving in Stone, a Midlands town (5)

6d

Wouldn't agree to be given another meal without our people (7)

7d

Engaged by English paper, I turned up (2,3)

8d

Be overambitious, sacking Romeo from production of tragedies (3,5)

9d

Consuming mineral, I love being hostile (8)

14d

Model of Parthenon, say, consuming a ton (8)

16d

Integrated student drinking beers at clubs (9)

17d

In parliament, stand up to remove one waving a trumpet (8)

19d

Not burning to be incorporated into new text (7)

21d

Vainly seek suit for Londoner (7)

22d

Full of energy, social worker makes progress at work (6)

24d

Refuse to kill American, a Liberal (5)

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25d

Argument from Conservative whip (5)