Times Cryptic #27815

2020-11-06

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Across

1a

Old man confining most of rest in open space (5)

4a

Newspaper, perhaps, is about to back electronic device (9)

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9a

Tip in gale at sea requires loading of program (9)

10a

Seasonal visitors beginning to congregate? Very good (5)

11a

Crazy graduate turned murderer (6)

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12a

Landed, rolling over in fight, producing knife (8)

14a

Swims with speed where pipes run (5,5)

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16a

Enthusiast cut trial recording (4)

19a

Disorder putting off old woman and another woman (4)

20a

To live in support of church involves routine strength (5,5)

22a

Support intention to retain singular old expression (8)

23a

Problem with lighting installed in grand church (6)

26a

Fifth journey is a load of rubbish (5)

27a

Strangely, this rogue is not like a rogue (9)

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28a

Dodgy account receiving 1000 yen sparks defiance (9)

29a

Edges of Selsey beach may be described thus (5)

Down

1d

Controversial staff correspondence showing change of heart about Conservative (9)

2d

Gas power almost failedalmost (5)

3d

Benign power supply taken under a road (8)

4d

It's my fault henhouses won't open (4)

5d

Oxford exam taking care of teacher training initially? My word (5,5)

6d

Active amount of computer storage dropped in river (6)

7d

Drive out of capital of Turkey, chasing a great deal for the tourist (9)

8d

Senior academic ignoring last page in book (5)

13d

Battered piano, missing note, embodying something obliterating musical form (5,5)

15d

Taking away damaged bud in effect (9)

17d

Rash oaths very out of place (9)

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18d

A brief furore about unexciting idea from above? (8)

21d

Opening a University? It's more than a piece of cake (6)

22d

A plan to get rid of electric current in upper floor (5)

24d

Introduction of hike in rent is an irritation (5)

25d

Limits to using lavatory? Nasty (4)

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