Times Cryptic #28078

2021-09-09

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Across

1a

Character's upset about what's in magazine, taking it the wrong way (8,5)

8a

Epicure avoids stuffing, surrounded by paper plates (4)

9a

Dealer's opening boat businesswe're told it could occupy a lot of space (4,6)

10a

Loaded from forklift initially, pipe secured by worker (8)

11a

Concerned with ousting bad smell from fish tank component (6)

13a

One sudden movement leads to accidental cloudiness in decidedly pungent chemical (6,4)

16a

Cockney tramp overheard, one found among the reeds? (4)

17a

Street which has inspired poet before an audience? (4)

18a

US workers visiting old railway workshop (10)

20a

Close jam factory in the end (6)

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22a

One gets depressed when entering capital (5,3)

24a

Consequence of Denise and Eric's break-up? (6,4)

26a

First-class journalist backed assistant (4)

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27a

Cash allowance to be decided by beginning of week, ok to go back outside (8,5)

Down

1d

Fifteen new changes involving old chemical company that's wasteful (11)

2d

Securing it, John turned key (5)

3d

Communist writer is correct (3-6)

4d

Uneven grass in Morecambe (7)

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5d

County constabulary tailed streaker (5)

6d

Books, or book dropped into surrounding waterfrom this? (9)

7d

Car part, left out for scrap (3)

12d

Green cornfield after ploughing you turned up to take in (3-8)

14d

Military group occupying battlement ask for ceasefire (4,5)

15d

Daughter is in warm pantsthat's the theory (9)

19d

Good French wine is kept in stronghold (7)

21d

Regularly leaving by five, glad to make return (5)

23d

Creativity in Belfast, potentially on the rise in school (5)

25d

Birds initially ignored nuts (3)