Times Cryptic #28198

2022-01-27

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Across

1a

Incapacitate old gunby neglecting it (4)

4a

After disturbance, men get into plant (10)

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9a

Dam's state primarily means adding extra top covering (10)

10a

Live with a top-class lover (4)

11a

Two blokes picked up very short unit (6)

12a

Probably a bad conductor, Miles interrupts musicians with a line (3-5)

14a

Pillar of Islam deceived judge (4)

15a

Fluster some returning crate (10)

17a

DiseasePhD worked with it, I hear (10)

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20a

Help from A-M not given? (4)

21a

Stylish brother a cardinal? I can't see it (8)

23a

Checks around island's seed store (6)

24a

Couple came across India heading west (4)

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25a

Iris's French food outlets bringing in foreign cash (5-2-3)

26a

Pious sister nursing Yankee medic's breakdown (10)

27a

Soak's under the table spewing last of beer (4)

Down

2d

Outrage current host taking lift in a race (11)

3d

Prince's mother nearly has a pint over at hotel (9)

4d

Eliot's weaver bags iodine salt (7)

5d

Refreshing nude art contributes to my amiable disposition (4-11)

6d

Possibly first racket stopping exam (7)

7d

Maybe post minute in Times (5)

8d

Reach the qualifying rounds (5)

13d

An old rebel musician snubs American RA perhaps (11)

16d

Leader of tap dancers managed to grasp new beat (9)

18d

Shy about turning over university newspaper cutting (7)

19d

Star workers in colonies are kept in (7)

21d

Hibernian flag planted on peak of Himalayas (5)

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22d

Police finally breaking in to discover addict (5)