Times Cryptic #28199

2022-01-28

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Across

1a

Efficient assistant in office gets message sent round (7)

5a

Someone in boat heard birds (5)

9a

An occupant of Oxford maybe on the way (5)

10a

Acolyte of a Swiss hero kept in place (9)

11a

Italian boss and minister holding on (7)

12a

Gangster and policeman work togetherand drink (7)

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13a

Unacceptable behaviour through educational institutionthree leaders sacked (10)

15a

Nonsense, and vulgar, mostly (4)

18a

This biryani is sent backbones in it! (4)

20a

Those hoping for job open a paper with ads for teachers (10)

23a

Poor actor to make fun of Drake's resting place? (7)

24a

One to map out place right for queen to inhabit (7)

25a

Being a yes man presumably to get advancement (9)

26a

One's thrown out material, time and time again discarded (5)

27a

Little person to jerk, dropping whiskey (5)

28a

Sound boisterous in exclamation of surpriseone may have got an award (7)

Down

1d

Food the German provideda possible first course? (7)

2d

Help root out someone who may be stuck underground after accident? (8)

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3d

Strike animalits energy will decline (5)

4d

Old religious piece journalist hacked out? (9)

5d

Revolutionary resinone firm makes this material (6)

6d

Vessel that is used by barber (7)

7d

Having a great inclination to get soaked (5)

8d

Music-maker to chirp aboard barge travelling around (8)

14d

Securing looped cloth around cut (9)

16d

Gave an account of missing bishop being caught sight of (8)

17d

Next-door shop's offer for extremely cheap formal attire (8)

19d

Make homeless crowd turn up ahead of fight (4,3)

21d

Character collecting money for subscription scheme (7)

22d

Pagan divinity of moon manifest round end of April (6)

23d

House in position that may cause subsidence? Don't hang around! (3,2)

24d

Criticise American lawyer for being a beast (5)