Times Cryptic #27548

2019-12-31

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Across

1a

Mum's vehicle keyitem found in handbag? (7)

5a

Rest a load and lean back (3,4)

9a

Very dark stream (3)

10a

Matter ending on lap in spillabsorbed with this? (6,5)

11a

Fitting uniform, it's in black (8)

12a

Possible sandwich filling for each container of sandwiches, say? (6)

15a

Stuff served with culture hasn't hurt, a relaxing discipline (4)

16a

Skater requiring ploy to tamper with scoring method, of course? (6,4)

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18a

Two bullets, one killing pest? (4,6)

19a

Distinguish why, occasionally, North Korea's leaders looking to the West (4)

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22a

Order drinks regularly, tasteless stuff (6)

23a

New ideas about horse almost conflict (8)

25a

Settler: mark a series about one (11)

27a

Old biker in government department (3)

28a

Fat and happy, in summary (5-2)

29a

Share hotel in state where one's lost? (7)

Down

1d

Glorious thing seeing kid in tree (7)

2d

Nothing supporting meeting, one's very much exposed to criticism (7,4)

3d

In departing, train say skidding off the rails (6)

4d

Quite obtuse, all jerks on telly, ultimately (10)

5d

Attempt to sell bathroom equipment (4)

6d

Runner turned on a father protecting wife after time (3,5)

7d

Ram position from below (3)

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8d

Paint light under socket (7)

13d

As nurses run, going this way and that? (11)

14d

European film about cool stuff mostly, one likely to be controversial (10)

17d

Crooked spire, and twisted (8)

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18d

Cocktail Mark consumes something fishy (7)

20d

Coax husband at last into circle with relative at the end (7)

21d

Snare hasn't closedyou can say that again! (6)

24d

A politician supporting Conservative Party (4)

26d

Newcastle United nothing like entirely ready for Bucharest? (3)

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