Times Cryptic #27887

2021-01-29

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Across

1a

Lanky drunk crossing hotel? That's unlikely (4,4)

5a

Novelist left under blankets (6)

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8a

Sell iodine compound that keeps bats in good nick (7,3)

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9a

Leader of orchestra regularly broke wind (4)

10a

NHS says a policy interfered with a shrink's work (14)

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11a

Saturated Republican put away bottles (7)

13a

Recoiling, cover heroine's spot (7)

15a

Like controversial verses as written about a function (7)

18a

Marshal stealing Doc Holliday's second adornment (7)

21a

Integrate lines mistakenly where colon is found (5,9)

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22a

Star making a return appearance in Wigmore Hall (4)

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23a

Filling dish, not one intended for rabbits (4,6)

24a

Fancy woman sacrificing main artery to put weight on! (6)

25a

Delivered grass for planting round fields (8)

Down

1d

Leaf initially changing daily, covering top of pond? (4,3)

2d

Spoil piece about old Billy's mate (5,4)

3d

Martyr succeeded after that, retaining record (7)

4d

Game individual tucks into out-of-date crackers (3,4)

5d

It's played first of all in dance at a milk bar regularly (9)

6d

Butcher's place to go? Try lifting last of pork (4-3)

7d

Surgery has problem restraining very big animal (7)

12d

English hairstyle I'd adopted is what protects us? (9)

14d

River shown in diagrams disrupted carnival (5,4)

16d

Complaint the German's missing problem with train (7)

17d

You might pick bird up in this headlight? (7)

18d

Medical speciality doubled European understanding (7)

19d

Bring back Danish bread after nap (7)

20d

Put on pressure dealing with nurse (7)

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