Times Cryptic #28095

2021-09-29

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Across

1a

Insect that's always flourished in marshy borders (6)

5a

SE European fellow seen with another at bar (8)

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9a

Manly youth leader carrying chest? Nonsense (8)

10a

Call into question work finally undertaken by dog (6)

11a

Had visions of G-man arresting worker in present state (10)

13a

Ancient city originally developing universal language (4)

14a

Celebrity extremely short with retired painter (4)

15a

Unruly adolescent initially involved with same group (10)

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18a

Unconnected Irish soldiers allowed to secure transport (10)

20a

Ancient northerner chosen to be heard (4)

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21a

Vegetable patch sometimes lost by the inattentive? (4)

23a

A loner's source of Dixieland jazz? (3,7)

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25a

British academic institution inspiring eastern sultanate (6)

26a

Sneak attending class with hesitation (8)

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28a

Distribute headgear around Maine, to a certain extent (8)

29a

It's accepted by two US cities as a form of prayer (6)

Down

2d

Gypsum dog framed by a flowering plant (9)

3d

Butter up female, second of two (7)

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4d

Long-haired bovine a woman raised (3)

5d

Like soldiers initially welcoming times in Gulf (5)

6d

Anchor possibly thrown in wide English river (11)

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7d

Writer turned up with simple airHolst wrote it (7)

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8d

Chilly grandmother's first to wear a hat (5)

12d

Swimmer displaying roughness if disturbed (11)

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16d

Extinct bird's endless complaint (3)

17d

Apathy shown by a Continental business (9)

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19d

Friendly understanding hospital department twice exploited at first (7)

20d

Panto character's mistake, briefly entering orchestra area (7)

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22d

Section of popular Gorecki composition (5)

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24d

Game fellow finally greeting saint (5)

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27d

Almost tumble in Cornish river (3)

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