Times Cryptic #28089

2021-09-22

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Across

1a

British taking English newspaper on occasion in the US (7)

5a

Old plane nearly latethe cause of serious bird strike? (7)

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9a

Team initially charged games coach, say (9)

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10a

Sculptor needing staff at home (5)

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11a

What goes to block army career, perhaps (7,6)

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13a

Ravel's magical charm in need of piano (8)

15a

Imagined team getting drunk after drive (6)

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17a

Eastern variety of miner moth (6)

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19a

Driving force of fellows in booksprotected by mother (8)

22a

Remembering part in AMND: "… a girdle round about the earth"? (9,4)

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25a

Gag the man to guard against losing secrets initially (5)

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26a

A change of word order during reading (9)

27a

One who's stopped working on island (7)

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28a

Negative characters to form company? I don't find it possible (2,3,2)

Down

1d

Only time for a quantity of wine? (4)

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2d

Pass across millions taken from telecast perhaps (7)

3d

How to refer to a man hiding away tons? (5)

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4d

Many turning up lazily and impassively (8)

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5d

What's used in certain puddings for buffet (6)

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6d

Cleaner splitting big increase in extra payment (9)

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7d

State using the euro with gold rand adopted at the outset (7)

8d

I'm interned, tortured when one's wanting to eat? (10)

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12d

One who may discover her career's ruined (10)

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14d

Some number using the internet are mostly with a crooked set-up? (9)

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16d

Heavenly power, something assumed possessed by right (3-5)

18d

Statement by weatherman and the rest in support (7)

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20d

Demanding hotel in capital (7)

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21d

Restricted mixer for gin in first class (6)

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23d

Part of Switzerland invested in a currency initially of gold (5)

24d

Open with part of Nessun dorma (4)

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