Times Cryptic #28194

2022-01-22

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Across

1a

Retreating sailors protected by Irish front line (6)

5a

Cook cut round plant brought to a mature woman (8)

9a

Problem at retirement at home as I'm on for working (8)

10a

Goods in from overseas having considerable weight (6)

11a

Fruit plant soils weren't loam (10)

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13a

Maybe single mother becomes prayer leader (4)

14a

Beer leads to madness in local discotheque (4)

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15a

Devout student in times past collecting old Christian sayings (10)

18a

Vegetables are supposed to be this well done (4,3,3)

20a

Germ linked to eastern seaside resort (4)

21a

Fish leaving rivercost measured in lives? (4)

23a

Unconventional Olympian climbers potentially falling thus? (3,3,4)

25a

Butcher's fine cuts secure starter for Indian (6)

26a

Renouncing faith in second year after ex-drinkers outside bar (8)

28a

What will punter do to acquire new set at any cost? (4-4)

29a

Holy man residing here has made spicy butter (6)

Down

2d

An apostle not entirely visible in Chinese republic (3,6)

3d

Support or express contempt for Knotty Ash comedian, not funny (7)

4d

Carried aboard British ships, Sandinista finally took flight (3)

5d

Immature, getting in middle of clubland fight (5)

6d

Man, not the Messiah, on cold Irish water? He managed (5,6)

7d

Trying to excise massno significant growth (7)

8d

Suffering regular losses, upset farmer lacks destiny (5)

12d

Create as legend heartless moggy, hostile, running amok (11)

16d

City bank devoid of capital (3)

17d

Spanish region with a mostly luxurious island area (9)

19d

Threatening to have party for graduate experiencing sorrow (7)

20d

Get intoxicated long after beer has run out (7)

22d

So dramatic, with lunar eclipse at last revealing earth's shade (5)

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24d

Go hungry, retaining little energy: address that here? (5)

27d

Eggs from hensix delivered for picking up? (3)