Times Cryptic #27722

2020-07-21

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Across

1a

On radio, prepare a town for a cackling bird (10)

6a

Second home in country landing tax once (4)

9a

Grandee's pet crossing river with heartless Italian poet (10)

10a

Spots first of nuns entering a church (4)

12a

Position of junior officer's place secured by secondary lease (14)

14a

Spice teachers initially misidentified, say (6)

15a

Curiously it's a teen's postprandial drink (8)

17a

Threatening apparition swinging moneybag (8)

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19a

Way to introduce a knight, one who speaks Pashto (6)

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22a

S Pacific territory's stone memorial is to west of country (8,6)

24a

Terrible ruler, one with leading position (4)

25a

Energetic-sounding insects primarily tormenting large antelope (10)

26a

Army team's hired transport (4)

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27a

One rushing to get hold of Charlie's weepie film (4-6)

Down

1d

Extremely knavish, authoritarian old Turkic ruler (4)

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2d

It conveys eggs over bridge, leaving area (7)

3d

Soldier sick in bloody tube on island! (12)

4d

Relatives taking a French class on art in Paris (6)

5d

Cooking that brings severe reprimand (8)

7d

Oil producer's beer cask knocked over by clown (7)

8d

Very small eye went roving round key US city (5-5)

11d

Girl's description of operational ship impervious to attack (12)

13d

Abstain unhappily, accommodating clever old Protestant (10)

16d

Person of honour dined with Leenot I (8)

18d

Finally preparing a meal, start to unwrap ten cakes (7)

20d

Persistently nag male Hollywood actor about end of western (7)

21d

Drink a wading bird left unfinished (6)

23d

Eg Marilyn Monroe's heavenly body? (4)