Times Cryptic #27835

2020-11-30

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Across

1a

African capital where an old banger may end up, do we hear? (8)

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9a

Lively friend dipping into a new set of papers? (8)

10a

Old boy mostly existing with love in limbo (8)

11a

A right pain, a lemur, primarily living in tree! (8)

12a

Plain nurse's distorted description of Iberia (10)

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14a

Sound made by chosen Caledonian tribesman (4)

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15a

Tack supplier's son finally fell, bitten by snake (7)

17a

Token of victory originally that hurt reigning monarch (7)

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21a

Boss missing start of Disney film (4)

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22a

Bird top man and woman located in tree (10)

23a

Exist as male insect, or biblical monster? (8)

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25a

A French cookery writer reportedly never surpassed (8)

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26a

Sanctions optical aids, including insurance cover to begin with (8)

27a

The Spanish character long ago carrying priest's ordinal? (8)

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Down

2d

Dance a woman's beginning to accompany outside a bar (8)

3d

Verbally control attempt to catch right type of woodpecker (8)

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4d

Girl in party upset old poet (4)

5d

Restrain fellow fighter pilot capturing head of Luftwaffe? (7)

6d

Extremely low bite from wild animal (6,4)

7d

Soak one's hair at firstit's fairly excessive (8)

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8d

Deal tiro organised for worshipper of false god (8)

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13d

Restaurant's pronounced gamble over hotel on river (10)

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15d

Southern queen with capacity to grasp bishop's argument (8)

16d

Rise for poor peasant ringing about aquatic bird (8)

18d

Recce ship's officer's gun enclosure (8)

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19d

Developing army corps set up information outlet at last (8)

20d

Wax lyrical in this way entering quarters (7)

24d

French priest born in Lincoln? (4)

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