Times Cryptic #27878

2021-01-19

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Across

1a

Rocket, say: why not all there? (10)

6a

Enemy caught by Tasmanian tiger (4)

9a

Unchanging, those full of beans, say in early part of tennis match? (3,2,5)

10a

Over eight thirteenths of the alphabet? (4)

12a

Fighting with chorus in challenges such as these (8,6)

14a

Chinese Revolution topping the bill, alas, ultimately for communist (6)

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15a

Lawn weed: cut the whole lot back (8)

17a

Cow neatherd almost forced onto back of cart (8)

19a

One hit by player, icon reportedly (6)

22a

What could shock more or less, for example? (4-6,4)

24a

Nation that had me as president? (4)

25a

A vale heading north, man on deviating path (2,1,7)

26a

Female animals expressed milk (4)

27a

Sweet and spicy food: wanting it with coating of saffron in bread (6,4)

Down

1d

Lovely soak (4)

2d

Dance that has guru act wildly (3,1,3)

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3d

One is late (not early): only some changes holding delivery up (12)

4d

Rubbish game for King Edward, according to Wallace? (6)

5d

Sharp swing restricting batting, say (8)

7d

Musical character in one's blood (7)

8d

Completely shut off, there's nothing exceptional about me? (10)

11d

Score doubled, perfect in one faculty? (6-6)

13d

If food found at bottom of hole, teeth cleaner (10)

16d

One leaving land, perhaps, with river on a hill (8)

18d

Boy caught by wolf, one's stuffed (7)

20d

Bearing rocks, enter with some force (5,2)

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21d

Source of sugar working for old cook (6)

23d

End with jars upside down (4)