Times Cryptic #28082

2021-09-14

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Across

1a

George Eliot, say, used pony oddly at start of Middlemarch (9)

6a

Clean motorway entrance (5)

9a

Bend old sail over that's small and elegant (5)

10a

Fugitive girl receives warning, the first of two (9)

11a

Myrrh's thrown over European scribes such as McGonagall (7)

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12a

Aircraftman leaves in two litres of milk (7)

13a

Recorder, say, with order to capture popular street spirit (4,10)

17a

Somehow Mrs King must win holiday gear for Mr King (8,6)

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21a

Hawk circling Rhode Island's visitor (7)

23a

Sign first (7)

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25a

Face, regularly, Spain's German guards, and shoot back (4,5)

26a

One running shows eastern medal with elaborate rim (5)

27a

Private Eye doctored, so some people say (5)

28a

Man City upset about the Italian's aggression (9)

Down

1d

University's in lead by a stroke, switching bars a few times? (3-5)

2d

Relish server's last word? (5)

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3d

Prevent one with little hesitation inhaling initially untested gas (9)

4d

Undoing northeastern disorder inspires India (7)

5d

Cross river clutching medic, one who's hard to grasp? (7)

6d

Old ascetic service boss jails city revolutionary (5)

7d

Greek commander soon conceals ploythe end of Priam (9)

8d

What might emerge from flower could pass quickly (6)

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14d

Modern weapon protects individual on each island (3,6)

15d

Robin Hood's band announced time for revelry (9)

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16d

An officer in Ypres played old instrument (8)

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18d

At home Hilary maybe accepts current stopgap (7)

19d

Profitable data cut in France once (7)

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20d

MI6 has met up in period of inaction (6)

22d

Publication is to take action (5)

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24d

Old S American resident's mad to avoid climb-down (5)