Times Cryptic #27898

2021-02-11

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1a

Great bit of coiffure with king leaving church (3-5)

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5a

Pass on name taken from dancing wenches (6)

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10a

Wheels secured by new tool men pick up in race (5,5,5)

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11a

Coming out of their shells, Brad and Lucy not just loud (7)

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12a

Proof one's passed hummus, say, all of meal regularly put away (7)

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13a

Irritation overwhelming terribly shy figure (8)

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15a

Governess protecting current brood here (5)

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18a

Ex-PM who will be given a hand at the table (5)

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20a

Declare a cat can be heard (8)

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23a

Everton vacated ground somewhere in London (7)

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25a

Defence in Arsenal's opening games in division (7)

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26a

Be the lead in Hamlet, say, taking king in hand with piece of deception (4,5,6)

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27a

Place promoting weight-loss tablet (6)

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28a

Very green, dewy ground around island and river (4-4)

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Down

1d

Sentence about revolutionary R&B sound (6)

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2d

Clerk in high spirits, entertaining new escort (9)

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3d

Heavy figure to excite briefly (7)

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4d

Order from Cheltenham's Head Girl (5)

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6d

What wine's knocked back in some verse? (7)

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7d

Terrible experience with love? I'm surprised (5)

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8d

Traveller, much prettier, getting picked up (8)

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9d

Move to invest pounds, running club (8)

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14d

Jam accompanying a track started by Queen (8)

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16d

Cost dropping right down, lend yen for Asian growth area (4,5)

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17d

Let rip on spreading force globally (8)

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19d

Attentive husband required to go topless (7)

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21d

Elevate the core of sun worship (7)

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22d

Go to the races after a knock on the head (6)

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24d

Currency smuggled into Chelsea, say (5)

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25d

In art, children phrase it the wrong way (5)

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