Times Cryptic #27817

2020-11-09

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Across

1a

Reptilian, one providing extra publicity? (4,5)

6a

Found leading tennis match? (3,2)

9a

Light Muscat or Chablis bottles (5)

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10a

Free show on Five (9)

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11a

Gamble where the loser has a shot? (7,8)

13a

Old fighter added old weapon (8)

14a

Floating marketing division (6)

16a

Lord perhaps having a way to open port (6)

18a

Bullying bear, supposedly, in heartless Tory (8)

21a

Awfully unimportant: a UK leader in crisisstop perhaps? (11,4)

23a

Vanish, as will setter taking exercise? (2,7)

25a

A trotter for cooking? (5)

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26a

In good time, like a nobleman quite possibly? (5)

27a

Calf in a state? (3,6)

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Down

1d

Parent cut up about teenager, primarily (5)

2d

Warning from drivers: stop growth of planes etc (11)

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3d

Lack of belief in time has dissipated (7)

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4d

An opening in flat in Northamptonshire town (8)

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5d

Publish that US writer (6)

6d

Item worn by biker slipped round youth (4,3)

7d

When picked up, character leaves (3)

8d

Soon begrudge going into work (9)

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12d

Treat a critter with surgical procedures, old herbivore (11)

13d

Alcoholic drink: that can't really hurt, did you say? (9)

15d

Secure gnomefeller? (8)

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17d

Dead giant in play (7)

19d

Part of ship first of all in urgent need, wrecked in storm (7)

20d

Country gent, oddly evil (6)

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22d

Mog kept rhino? (5)

24d

Action English novelist mentioned (3)