Times Cryptic #28030

2021-07-15

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Across

1a

Figure doing poet harm? (8)

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5a

Old boy with fly catches first of common carp (6)

9a

Rocks and water guarding top-class freezer (8)

10a

Target six clubs with German backing (6)

12a

Look, media queries regularly reveal a compulsion to match colleagues (4,8)

15a

Poor old American introduced to lady without notice (5)

16a

Shame about a diver's descent (9)

18a

Poet with horrible old retro GI uniform (5,4)

19a

One gives nothing away about computer game returns (5)

20a

Pass over present that may divert sailors (12)

24a

Ideal location: best one's in centre of square (6)

25a

Smart bear nicking king's desktop device (8)

26a

Having a go at tiresome job for judge (6)

27a

Mirror orders occasionally incomplete logo (8)

Down

1d

Help individual to crack nuts (4)

2d

Turn up suitable bucket (4)

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3d

Convert polyester for weaving (9)

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4d

Design super robots to save energy making rackets (12)

6d

Composer twice drinks litre before start of symphony (5)

7d

Fan like this in part of the UK visiting the Orient (10)

8d

Medic in row with CID logs in here (10)

11d

Growth expert organised Anglicans gathering underground (12)

13d

Dracula's health indicator? (5,5)

14d

I tot up minutes perhaps in modest study of scores, etc (10)

17d

Recall past rock group is boring in church (9)

21d

Shoot scene running round island (5)

22d

Counter bachelor's gibe (4)

23d

Woodcutter has a nap, ignoring hole (4)