Times Cryptic #27783

2020-09-30

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Across

1a

Just clever, having no need of book (5)

4a

Problem backing the Frenchquite without oomphin raunchy US show (9)

9a

It fixes where you find crossword, say, with some speed (9)

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10a

Refugee with no time at all for material (5)

11a

One gets ready for taking these steps to provide relief? (9,4)

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14a

Dispute ignoring opening of firm (4)

15a

Zero energy around start of playbecoming too energetic? (10)

18a

Hymn producing historic shock? (4,2,4)

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19a

Finished disguise, except the front (4)

21a

Mother's absurd dressed in beachwear (7,6)

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24a

Embellish even choices from garden? (5)

25a

Principled purchases in market rated adversely (4,5)

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27a

What writer might need in opening of knightly valour (3-6)

28a

Story gripping one in the very first episode (5)

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Down

1d

Tale of a debt collector, maybe, involving island warehouse (10)

2d

Opening section of book cut up (3)

3d

Bird hurried after half of this (6)

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4d

City area sadly variable with little good in it (9)

5d

Resistance, with support, absorbing pressure without delay (5)

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6d

Support an entry for Chaucer in "Early English Style" (8)

7d

Lives dangerously after living once on river of molten metal (11)

8d

Some pristine development held up as Paradise (4)

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12d

Business site, apparently no longer postponed, encountering obstruction (6,5)

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13d

Looking back, covering a lot of historic city in particular (10)

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16d

Have another look at bird by a quarry (2-7)

17d

A lot of sadness about hospital department in Italian resort (8)

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20d

Try to get off with trophy, seizing lid (4,2)

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22d

Soldiers retaining force would be inappropriate (5)

23d

Opening for independent political party coming up in Asian island (4)

26d

A couple of fifties provides the sum (3)