Times Cryptic #28068

2021-08-28

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Across

1a

Some blood not English: a simple mistake? (4)

3a

Sanction naughty boy, lip given a brief curl (10)

9a

Heading away from capital on motorway, they get the shakes (7)

11a

Nothing current in old transmission (7)

12a

Marx discussing royalty, the main killer (9)

13a

Former scorer missing a run (5)

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14a

A tiny piece and others covering naked back said to bring luck (5,7)

18a

Gander trembled, facing his killer? (8,4)

21a

Complete eccentric forgetting name (5)

22a

Spending more francs in account (9)

24a

One in bed having some lover be naked (7)

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25a

Getting on with broadcast about a sort of dancing (3-4)

26a

They explain poor sex: it's shattering (10)

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27a

Trim nails back (4)

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Down

1d

Male, warlike type, holding a chopper (8)

2d

Painter has left it around? (8)

4d

People eating very tiny thing (5)

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5d

One selling farmland that can be brought back into use (9)

6d

For a change, dad's at a museum: whose? (6,7)

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7d

Appreciated it's hot inside military vehicles (6)

8d

Doing a turn in club (6)

10d

Hand-to-hand fighting at these crowded lodgings (5,8)

15d

Agreeing article can fit at the back, held together with string (9)

16d

Will exercise, moving to violin (8)

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17d

Superficial need to be thrown into large bin (4-4)

19d

Left rival to support kind of light actor? (6)

20d

Get excited, foothold centrally defective (4,2)

23d

A number eating large meal (5)

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