Times Cryptic #27612

2020-03-14

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Across

1a

Coppertouch woodto create stylish impression (3,1,4)

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5a

Steer carelessly at first in rail freight wagon (6)

10a

Race has large numbers touring African republic (8,7)

11a

Stargazer in company wicked to deny moon (10)

13a

Wake in Fenland? Here refused place in hospital (4)

15a

Notice news boss consuming a pint's altered (7)

17a

Incarcerated in Swaleside, his cell burst open (7)

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18a

Play has mother paroxysmal outside Globe (3,4)

19a

Traveller of low degree witches followed regularly (3,4)

21a

Iodine in decay gives dazzling display (4)

22a

Moving entrance from child in care returning to connect (10)

25a

Hidden from public scrutiny with summer over? (5-3-7)

27a

Woody perhaps the one she loves? (6)

28a

Where mob's run amok, alcohol found (4-4)

Down

1d

Monstrous order about snatching alien expert (7)

2d

Company, they say, almost shut having imported tungsten (3)

3d

Freedom to act is restricted by tortuous doctrine (10)

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4d

Saint favoured sits on excellent holy mountain (5)

6d

Book collection about British India, passing comments (4)

7d

Dish made with lettuce the emperor hasn't grown? (6,5)

8d

Those left on team to hold United in second half (7)

9d

Devilish ideas about horned beast in Christian emblem? (5,3)

12d

Put husbandno spring chickenin temporary accommodation? (11)

14d

Her Majesty held by our Greek revolutionary communists (5,5)

16d

Demo in Scots river establishes political initiative (8)

18d

Having finished boring task? (7)

20d

English bishop plugging the old argumentit may be raised (7)

23d

Somewhat mad to have scouse mate round (5)

24d

Whale with teeth decapitated Spanish poet (4)

26d

Sailor in mountain lake endlessly (3)