Times Cryptic #27976

2021-05-13

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Across

1a

City where lives must go on as normal (5)

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4a

Pad cushioned and strapped? (4,5)

9a

Lender almost smiling: it's on the house! (9)

10a

Narrow margin's inches (5)

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11a

Private collection primarily including the works of such as Balzac (6)

12a

One put on trial, eg, hoped thus finally to reform (8)

14a

Sweets and chocolate bar that has approval from the sovereign? (12)

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17a

Get wrong Times reprint for distribution (12)

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20a

Al Capone's version? (8)

21a

Take things easy at firstin time place very busy (6)

23a

Request team playing hands to one side (5)

24a

Equipped with answer to expose Marxist on City Council (9)

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25a

I close venue for undesirables urgently (2,7)

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26a

For which we say golfer should be dismissed, oddly! (5)

Down

1d

Union of College with High that's illegal here (8)

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2d

Filth of river: one lifted dog out of water (8)

3d

One chap's rival wins fresh conflict (7,5,3)

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4d

Toss drink and lose it (4)

5d

Take out girlone I left consumed with passion (10)

6d

Store stuck with live bingo (6,9)

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7d

I must keep small boy towing the line (6)

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8d

Standard, partially declining, is never going up (6)

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13d

Work with football team keeping one quiet long into the night? (10)

15d

Refer to eccentric golfer's top: an impressive jumper! (4,4)

16d

One present of a shirt for nurse to wear (8)

18d

State of fruit topping one put together (6)

19d

Deer and young bear perhaps raised in cave (6)

22d

Historic payment that is put on the books (4)

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