Times Cryptic #28071

2021-09-01

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Across

1a

Guard at church coming between wife and husband? (8)

5a

Formula for getting bed assembled (6)

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10a

Quality of one smashing seductress I've not lovelessly abandoned (15)

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11a

Outstanding hospital department with parts separated by tunnel (7)

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12a

Label certain notes "of uncertain authenticity" (7)

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13a

Pair carrying old item of furniture easy to get to the skip? (8)

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15a

Manage to catch last of criminals in wood (5)

18a

A very good person protecting you up to now (2,3)

20a

Scot had to appear nasty about English and Poles (8)

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23a

Go down and see graduate getting certificate (7)

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25a

Young magician with the ultimate in spooky craft (7)

26a

Sigh with a debate rambling: an expression of annoyance (5,3,3,4)

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27a

Bet there will be no turning backeager not to stop (6)

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28a

Partners, kind to get involved in tricks (8)

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Down

1d

Device I would obtain to prop up top of window (6)

2d

Evidence in court set upAthenian guilty finally (9)

3d

Time of festivalRev's looking silly in tricorn maybe (7)

4d

Place of many races where you'll see a northerner (5)

6d

Bitter writer sitting beneath tree (7)

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7d

On account of two playing together love ensues (3,2)

8d

Daughter is getting behindalmost a total failure? (8)

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9d

Being most scatty, gets confused about identity one way and another (8)

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14d

Pain of second celebrity landing outside hospital (8)

16d

Phony prince initially about to get offer (9)

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17d

Pastoral deitydull-looking or a dish? (8)

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19d

Foot in fixed position before toe is manipulated (7)

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21d

Away from home a long time when torches may be necessary? (7)

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22d

Roundabout way Times gets free access? (6)

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24d

Something to eat when one of the minions entertains king? (5)

25d

Some chap, a bloke making a name in Spain (5)

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