Times Cryptic #27710

2020-07-07

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Across

1a

Fool left lying in bed (4)

3a

Fault unreasonably found in chair sometimes (5,5)

9a

Female in a story exuding warmth (7)

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11a

Plain expression that is concluding publicity (7)

12a

He is second on this list (8,5)

14a

Hard bit of mathsset about finding measurement (5)

15a

How liars start to think about travesty of justice (4,5)

17a

Not all characters coming in togetheris editor out? (9)

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19a

Where the scene-shifters may be making mistakes (5)

21a

Driver slept in, wrong fellow for errands (8,5)

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24a

Grand work before university term at Cambridge, say (7)

25a

Harsh sound when something poisonous is swallowed (7)

26a

Maybe Henry VIII is displeasedit's the end of the line for some (5,5)

27a

Jaunty maestro can't accommodate divorced wife? (4)

Down

1d

Winner meets "holy" woman and drinks (10)

2d

Not wanting queen repeatedly to be the one presenting (7)

4d

Propositions from soldiers bumping into quiet girls (9)

5d

Initial data turning up in one set of books (5)

6d

Listen to the complete record in attempt to reach balanced view? (4,4,5)

7d

Is half-formed set of beliefs restricting a member of Jewish community? (7)

8d

Understood a bit of an act from an orator? (4)

10d

Rambling sir blethers on, manifesting fraternal spirit (13)

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13d

Escape, having grabbed rope and something to see with (10)

16d

What's SM roared right out? (5,4)

18d

Actress being with it and set on fire (7)

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20d

Fashionable to communicate account (7)

22d

Asian queen going after a final word (5)

23d

Wine gives unpleasant surprise when head goes (4)