Times Cryptic #27934

2021-03-25

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Across

1a

King leaving boat in East thanks military leaders (5)

4a

Limit placed on common use of straw hat in service (6,3)

9a

Graduate takes ages, heading off for period around arrival time (9)

10a

Business van (5)

11a

Conservatively speaking they lost at sea, beaten (2,3,3,5)

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14a

Bad, as it happens to point the wrong way (4)

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15a

Leaving money in account not collected? (3,7)

18a

Fifty in a hundred sacked, English included, without warning (10)

19a

Never again paid for by church (4)

21a

Extremely remote date for renewal of contract? (13)

24a

A Hebraic drink with degree of acidity (5)

25a

Buoyant composer reflected on complete suite, perhaps (9)

27a

Specified son with copy from author caught in act (9)

28a

Leading old African general returning from America (5)

Down

1d

Article supporting politician in gaol leads UN to act prematurely (4,3,3)

2d

Head teachers getting together (3)

3d

Boys out of bounds in middle of narrow ravine (6)

4d

Horrendous fine legal (9)

5d

Yankee in retreat used up foreign currency (5)

6d

For one mounted, running battle's a possibility (8)

7d

Face matter better with husband absent (11)

8d

Gentle reminder acceptable during exercise (4)

12d

These miners supply bits and pieces (11)

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13d

Sides of bridge between teeth forming bonds (10)

16d

Faulty line inscribed in medal I cast (9)

17d

Queen under pressure to contact evangelist (8)

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20d

Dictator's address cut short in error (6)

22d

Choice bishop makes directly (5)

23d

Where you'd hope to recover charge (4)

26d

One identifying secret agent's features (3)