Times Cryptic #28169

2021-12-24

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Across

1a

Due to merge bizarrely with Legal & General (2,6)

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9a

Knock down leader of legion roughly on march (8)

10a

Noise you heard: communications with one rowing (6)

11a

Rubbish on-line about cruel figure in Labour (6,4)

12a

Predator caught fabulous bird (4)

13a

Obscure allusion picked up, getting harder to pick up (10)

16a

Writer has month to pen a work half-heartedly (7)

17a

Rush to box quietly with learner in bout (7)

20a

Sign of eating too much toast suggested by this? (6,4)

22a

Politician dropping round, engaging a cup-bearer, say (4)

23a

European skill behind filmit enhances sounds (3,7)

25a

River keeping cool for convenience (6)

26a

Free from charge after inconclusive unfair accusation (8)

27a

Queen's partner's stored knowledge is a minimal sham (8)

Down

2d

Being high, high up, I hear, without oxygen (8)

3d

Answer to go down badly after Mike's explosive threat (6,4)

4d

Poet's wretched trouble with a single romance yarn (5,5)

5d

Cheese put on a crossword setter's Japanese dish (7)

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6d

Novel English magazine's contents cut back (4)

7d

Follower, what lady showing a lot of leg may have? (6)

8d

Part of pin's head turned up covered in glitter (8)

14d

Drink accompanying food with nothing in it (3,3,4)

15d

Jittery neurotic around a time for gas explosion (10)

16d

Grace perhaps follows bad end for outlaw (3,5)

18d

Boy right to crack jokes in finery (4,4)

19d

Dog's way to get in trouble with the RSPCA? (7)

21d

Strip and rip off a French female's clothing (6)

24d

State what usually keeps being reflected (4)

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