Times Cryptic #27644

2020-04-21

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Across

1a

Your health the worst: drink! (7,2)

6a

Confirmation is academic, being empty? (5)

9a

Patron supposed to be heard? (5)

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10a

Good, fertile housing market initially in brief dip (9)

11a

An imperative in confidentiality agreement? Who knows? (3,5,3,4)

13a

Cult said to be in pieces (8)

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14a

Driving aid positioned in front of reversing vehicle (6)

16a

Fruit is getting watered, presumably? (6)

18a

Comedian absolutely right to defend further comment (8)

21a

After gallivanting, in with flush, high card too much to expect? (7,8)

23a

Put out sepulchre that's cut in stone (9)

25a

Star featuring in musical is terrific (1-4)

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26a

Skirt on back of horizontal shelf (5)

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27a

State failed doctor in Irish country (4,5)

Down

1d

Vehicle experiencing programming malfunction? (5)

2d

Hunger matters around mealtime, starter polished off before one (3,8)

3d

In action working, he got to work (2,3,2)

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4d

Key establishment selling out-of-this-world drinks? (5,3)

5d

Englishman abroad, one remains reduced to a pulp (6)

6d

Predator managed to gatecrash a joint from the basement? (7)

7d

Eye relative up (3)

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8d

Fling in cash for sybarite (4-5)

12d

Radioactive element beginning to escape in minutes, I suspect (11)

13d

Cheat on bouncer, odd character (9)

15d

Savage not to be trusted after a scalping? (8)

17d

Swell occupying fifth apartment? (7)

19d

Writer and poet ultimately wanting jewellery (7)

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20d

Beer bottles container for French region (6)

22d

Snapper dropping camera went to mender, finally (5)

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24d

Being worshipped, boxer, say, lifted up (3)

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