Times Cryptic #27999

2021-06-09

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Across

1a

Fortunate I am on horse: no fun here on bike? (12)

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9a

Chinese switch positions in capital (5)

10a

Grasping toff has a heart of gold? (5,4)

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11a

Driving competitively, squeezing teammate into roundabout, perhaps (8)

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12a

Firm resistance: read all about it (6)

13a

Your extremely evil master's twisted jesting (8)

15a

To be ranked worse than F went down badly (6)

17a

Perhaps designer garments last for one seasongets darker clothes (6)

18a

Won't share: had to drink initially enormous amount of alcohol (8)

20a

Memory returning, fool is in confused state (6)

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21a

Frenchman's duck, caught by a favourite opener (8)

24a

Old browser I rejected as you are texting way ahead (9)

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25a

Having got bigger reaction to bad joke perhaps when broadcast (5)

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26a

Going through endlessly harsh part of mountain, note it took its toll (6,6)

Down

1d

Girl in school stuck with another (7)

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2d

Having burned oneself very badly, an anxious case (6,2,6)

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3d

Neglect to send out Times: they haven't taken orders (5)

4d

House not ever needed as college (8)

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5d

Female avoiding wife's state (4)

6d

Do they spread the cost of a superficial education? (4,5)

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7d

Shy contender, he turned out founder of a dynasty (5,3,6)

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8d

You being laid in earth was excessively sickening (6)

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14d

Rock and roll single gripping me (9)

16d

Composer's astonishing feat, in captivating monarch (8)

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17d

Prosecutor not to reveal being a silk (6)

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19d

Period of relaxation having taking a knock largely with alien invasion (7)

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22d

I hear you pulled up some more gorse (5)

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23d

Worry as distinct period of change announced (4)

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