Times Cryptic #27937

2021-03-29

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Across

1a

Unbalanced leader of intimidating gang? (3-5)

5a

State in revolt is Washington (6)

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8a

Woman turning out first of numerous stories (3)

9a

Fussy girl with retired agent taking in film (10)

10a

Element identified by Italian fellow endlessly in news (8)

11a

Bird so hard to draw in river (6)

12a

Relative's husband leaving frequently visited place (4)

14a

Key explorer smiles broadly, supporting members (10)

17a

Untidy soldier with dry bananas (10)

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20a

Wickedness engulfing old Swiss town (4)

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23a

Type of hound a devotee keeps in Grand Hotel (6)

24a

See about bed father gets without charge (4-4)

25a

A pine prop somewhere on the coast? (10)

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26a

Unidentified person on telephone, a West Country banker (3)

27a

Chaste person of virtue tucking into meat (6)

28a

Bitterness of a professional lacking in good fortune (8)

Down

1d

What the music director may do for old citizen soldiers? (9)

2d

Carriage papa originally had at college (7)

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3d

Use ultimately effective ruse to frame Mike (6)

4d

Bones Uhle finally found buried in green hill (9)

5d

Old historian's account embodied in biblical book (7)

6d

Female eagle looking down on ship in port (9)

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7d

Capone's problem, concealing Yankee's bloomer? (7)

13d

Signal impatience: throw out a parasitical plant (9)

15d

Lewd woman upset about evidence of debts (9)

16d

Function involving clubs supported by bankhonestly (9)

18d

Enrage trendy partner (7)

19d

Party girl with quarters in the Lifford area (7)

21d

Middle-Easterner lives with painter and priest (7)

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22d

Article about the eastern goddess of wisdom (6)

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