Times Cryptic #27949

2021-04-12

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Across

1a

Work unit given backing by illustrious French city (8)

5a

Endlessly awkward old South American cowboy (6)

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10a

Vehicle protector is light, used around posh part of Canada (9,6)

11a

Showing amusement about wren's initial chirping (10)

13a

Possibly Hamish's second country dwelling (4)

15a

Greek character's crumbling pen outside farm store (7)

17a

A famous surgeon, one of the top people (1-6)

18a

Daughter meeting Dickensian character's skivvies (7)

19a

English Queen entertaining politician, or another monarch (7)

22a

Current cricketer's runs welcomed by side (10)

25a

Unaware travellers in Aden born in Ascot, surprisingly (9,6)

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27a

Team assembled by the Spanish, no less (6)

28a

Large plant seabird observed crossing sandbank (4,4)

Down

1d

Handed over to host too much in dance (7)

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2d

European broadcasting for a very long time (3)

3d

Ring lecturer to register unknown branch of dentistry (10)

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4d

Reportedly one departing for bar (5)

6d

Part of church Liberal abandoned by mistake (4)

7d

Cooked meats home help carved on lake (11)

8d

Senior citizen's long-standing form of rest (7)

9d

Father acting, not son? It's a façade (8)

12d

Carefree attitude a nice cousin cultivated (11)

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14d

Gifted girl's place at top? That's open to question (10)

16d

Young bird stuck at first in trap on heather (8)

18d

Refuse to go downhill (7)

20d

Artist on island framing publicity notice fast (7)

23d

Model question (5)

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24d

Spots in part of East London, as locals may pronounce it? (4)

26d

Mineral aggregate originally rife in outskirts of Odense (3)