Times Cryptic #28103

2021-10-08

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Across

1a

Showing nobility, pounds replaced by pair at financial risk (3-5)

5a

Girl presented a note for discussion (6)

8a

Fish, confused, bled out (3)

9a

Exposure to sun in quarantine, around noon (10)

10a

Accountant set out agreement for gems (4-4)

11a

How posh people used to pronounce actually spread disease (6)

12a

Embargo applied to old port (4)

14a

Principled school looked after children? (4-6)

17a

A little yarn to line clothes for the summer ahead (5,5)

20a

Very cheerful, but in trouble here? (4)

23a

Joker put round a new rumour (6)

24a

Girl "I just met" with Greek character making music in Mexico (8)

25a

Through seawater ploughed giant ship (10)

26a

A hard answer I suddenly see (3)

27a

My clue confused lecture hall (6)

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28a

Separate legs, taking seat across sides of tractor (8)

Down

1d

Discerning in saint a goodness, right away (9)

2d

Unusual attire bishop's put on? Yes and no (7)

3d

Passenger maybe arresting a looter (6)

4d

He entrances me, surviving at first in southern desert (9)

5d

Boxer's in mire over philosophical principle (7)

6d

For work meetings at home, at first get into underclothes (9)

7d

Vestment in large container left in reserve (7)

13d

Opera and musical in back-to-back clash, setting a standard (9)

15d

One providing simple treatment as dog run over in robbery (9)

16d

Party till early hours, in which I see texting double (9)

18d

Responsible youth's pressure upset lout (4,3)

19d

Pistol not used at the front? (7)

21d

Nothing difficult about raising crops in the front garden (7)

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22d

American organisation holds people up in darkened room (6)