Times Cryptic #28031

2021-07-16

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Across

1a

Ancient linesman in short film chasing ball (4)

4a

Game's second leg at start of week? (10)

9a

Hard to explain at first, pager or an alarm going off (10)

10a

Carried on one's service, without getting ahead (4)

11a

Book that's turned up on radio? (6)

12a

Lewd in one's mannersand sort of cross (8)

14a

Reading for one hour having left cast (4)

15a

Jet to want to pursue dive bomber initially (5-5)

17a

Right to have Hearts crossing Atlantic for match (10)

20a

Product of soap operas, you would guess? Only EastEnders (4)

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21a

Asylum once accommodated retiring individual after initial confusion (8)

23a

Blessed female, see, is very determined (6)

24a

Missing the end off a bolt (4)

25a

One walked across, resolving to get rid of BO? (10)

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26a

Mischief rag repeated, later making front page (5-5)

27a

Master some sticky matterregret speaking out (4)

Down

2d

Men in exercising also avoid arduous course (3,8)

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3d

Having had the bill split? (2,1,6)

4d

Tour of inns maybe with jazz, across Australia and much of Europe (5-2)

5d

Inherit little from pig farm? Son finally to get chance to shine (4,4,4,3)

6d

Bound to be slow to put up universal rate (7)

7d

What a European would call these flipping feckless displays! (5)

8d

Musical group that gets the joint jumping (5)

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13d

Outstanding example of party, with punch and beer outside! (11)

16d

Preparing to pick up stuff first in red Golf (9)

18d

Go badly wrong in gorge, on hike (5,2)

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19d

This one does by not being in line? (7)

21d

English ad put out by idiot causing division in Ireland (5)

22d

Cause not to hear new promise being brought up (5)

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