Times Cryptic #27886

2021-01-28

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Across

1a

Sees hint about locations where drivers may pull in (3,5)

5a

Prevent what allows youngster to fall asleep in school (6)

9a

Period of time in which to embed a plant (8)

10a

Margaret with expression of surprisemaiden showing a lot of resistance (6)

12a

Studied English to become an author (5)

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13a

Step up, being against standing still (9)

14a

Hurried down at first and fell (12)

18a

Unwise financial procedure that could have company in money, strangely (5,7)

21a

Report can supply just the opposite (3,6)

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23a

Falsetto's cast in part in opera (5)

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24a

Body of legislators had to back second measure (6)

25a

Dealing with famous author (8)

26a

Shocking treatment you guards quietly copy (6)

27a

Go hunt, us? Quite otherwise, if something's this (8)

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Down

1d

Astronaut, first to last, nags (6)

2d

Secret society joined by a new islander (6)

3d

Rather unpleasant fellow, say, always turning up (2,1,6)

4d

Shrewdness a star's shown when joining urban community (12)

6d

It's right in church to perform part of service in Latin (5)

7d

Philosophers? Most of that lot maybe fret inwardly (8)

8d

Carriers conveying small ancestors of ours? (8)

11d

Companies not fussed about providing payment for injury? (12)

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15d

Man has a dig to get round plant (9)

16d

It could suggest I step where one may slither dangerously? (3-5)

17d

Music-maker having wine outside home (8)

19d

Regal request? (6)

20d

Plasterwork that is what you expect to obtain (6)

22d

Indication of what's hot or cold may be here, readily available (2,3)