Times Cryptic #27971

2021-05-07

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Across

1a

Shot current news report (8)

5a

Wine left to breathe in protective cover (6)

9a

Unorthodox head's key refusal to accept point (8)

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10a

Northern labourer caught creature eating fish (6)

12a

Belief in some sacred order (5)

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13a

Manage US city with medical service, ultimately in place of political agreement (9)

14a

Appropriate discussion groups outing cheat (4,3,1,4)

18a

Key at one point right with far from moving piece (12)

21a

Dance having to ban girl (9)

23a

Item often illegally exported from country without coast (5)

24a

Attractiveness of dapper male stripped (6)

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25a

Pasta to supply a boost, mainly (8)

26a

Be indecisive, beginning to discuss the matter with her (6)

27a

Girl's run off after writer (8)

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Down

1d

Shrew's close relative destroyed a cabin (6)

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2d

What might be Beth's landlord? (6)

3d

Age ponies developed intelligence (9)

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4d

Flaw in paragon's claim? (12)

6d

Suffering some to be blocked by progress (5)

7d

British like sportsmen losing large and being a real let-down (8)

8d

Enclosed crop before the beginning of December (8)

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11d

El, perhapsand where it terminates? (3,2,3,4)

15d

Wizard has primate nearly in a fury (9)

16d

Cover small taxi off across river (8)

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17d

Port drinker gets up after ten drunk (8)

19d

Voice disapproval about wealthy man, a relative of ours (6)

20d

Mineral unknown, right in mineend of mine (6)

22d

Middle of plant yielded sisal, say (5)