Times Cryptic #27883

2021-01-25

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1a

American hare finally caught by sailor and religious leader (4,6)

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JACK + RABBI + [caugh]T.   I hope you weren’t looking for a religious leader to fit.

6a

Vitality unknown in Grantchester at first (4)

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9a

Ruler way back, initially named in song (7)

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ST backwards + ARI(N)A.

10a

Part of horse's behind associated with power (7)

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12a

Like trade involving churchgoer in shabby headgear (10)

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ME(R.C.)AN + TILE.

13a

Mostly tense character in Euripides, say? (3)

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15a

Move fast, wanting second hot dish (6)

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16a

Fellow politician in US city first to gripe (8)

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CO-MP + L.A. + IN.

18a

High official's valet endlessly taking risks (8)

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20a

Agreement thus broken ultimately by academic institution (6)

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UNI + SO + [broke]N.

23a

Old unit of measurement some levellers used (3)

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24a

Popular Welsh girl entertaining accomplished islander (10)

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26a

Decay reported beneath the Pantheon, for example (7)

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27a

Ideal cover secured by upper-class Scotsman (7)

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28a

Firm originally cultivating a South American shrub (4)

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29a

Remove freedom, as it were, to take counsel (10)

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Down

1d

Early settler's source of fibre? (4)

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2d

Cat taking water in French country house (7)

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3d

Control plant, securing rebirth (13)

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4d

Red wine? Sounds like something a pugnacious type may pick (6)

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5d

Lock up young man supporting African warriors without resistance (8)

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IMP(R)I + SON.

7d

Sloth I train somehow round back of menagerie (7)

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Anagram of I TRAIN around [menageri]E.

8d

Good university man finally controlling smuggling racket (10)

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G + U + [ma]N + RUNNING.

11d

Streets around Essex town by which one means to progress (8-5)

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14d

Sadly my team's mostly fat and unbalanced (10)

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Anagram of MY TEAM’S + RIC[

17d

Where a flyer may go for a walk in London? (8)

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19d

Relating to rivernothing to do with ears! (7)

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21d

Endurance shown by southern girl touring America (7)

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S + T(AM)INA.

22d

Demons one youngster encountered in Northern Ireland (6)

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I + N(CUB)I.

25d

Joint head of kindergarten born in Paris (4)

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