Times Cryptic #27896

2021-02-09

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Across

1a

Record struggle for club player? (4,6)

6a

Change hands over (4)

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9a

Draw a secretive cuckoo (10)

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10a

Obscure promotion, dismissing second book (4)

12a

Criterion was reformulated in a different way (12)

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15a

Plant collector finding her way around island (9)

17a

Gun control is reversed, not gradually eroded (5)

18a

Bachelor leaves dog something valuable (5)

19a

Start January by visiting and opening base (5-4)

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20a

Second trial dropped in place of overall cuts? (8,4)

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24a

Prophet of a second coming before end of Christmas (4)

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25a

Circulate, but it's dire going around (10)

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26a

A piece of cake is lardy, lacking in grain (4)

27a

Mice emptied place for grain left over in London, say (10)

Down

1d

One using colours of very poor quality, reportedly (4)

2d

Son needs head covering in strong draught (4)

3d

Light lifting device round channel navy used to hold tons (4-1-7)

4d

Vehicle made to carry a weight (5)

5d

Fan, perhaps, of decommissioned vehicle? (9)

7d

Foot could be protected by this prime minister (10)

8d

Commit to preserve right for upper class (10)

11d

Article in wood is parking light seen at night (4-1-3-4)

13d

Scrooge, perhaps keeping large amount in rough casket (10)

14d

Rich oppress our organising (10)

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16d

Like children lined up around worker? (9)

21d

Butterfly perched on the first down, regularly (5)

22d

Earthmovers removing sleepers and rubbish (4)

23d

Girl arrested at Stonehenge starts to excavate some stones (4)

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