Times Cryptic #27968

2021-05-04

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Across

1a

Might one pass with those standards kept up? (6,7)

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8a

Country where capital's neither opened nor closed (4)

9a

For example, Tommy and soldiers, those working together (10)

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10a

Tree trunk enthusiast (8)

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11a

Brute force said to break good man (6)

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13a

Possibly, lewd queen worried doctor (10)

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16a

Two Georges taking a test (4)

17a

Figures, slightly retrograde (4)

18a

Instrument shaken roughly about, mine inspiring ridicule primarily (10)

20a

Witness watching over, perhaps? (6)

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22a

Game played with associated board, cheat and get low grade (8)

24a

Animal seen moving around Pacific native (10)

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26a

Fracture that's the same! (4)

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27a

Marry and make a splash? (4,3,6)

Down

1d

Wood terribly dry, then a water supplier on the way (4,7)

2d

Contrary to opinion, week appears, ultimately, a long time (5)

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3d

Party in minutes ending in governmentprobable landslide? (2,7)

4d

Native American people almost as tribal, oddly, in European country (7)

5d

United team is in the driving seat, reportedly (5)

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6d

Kind of door finished twice? (2-3-4)

7d

Egyptian god, determined (3)

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12d

Redeeming quality in old batsman after keeper's job? (6,5)

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14d

General claims as support for property transaction (9)

15d

Moving a lot, I'm one on the move! (9)

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19d

Device locating companion in part of New England (7)

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21d

Message lovely and short in the end (5)

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23d

Creature putting leg under twice (5)

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25d

Take in tenants every so often (3)