Times Cryptic #28207

2022-02-07

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Across

1a

Toe-curling jewellery item found in church: value unknown (12)

9a

Student's notes on boy king (5)

10a

Flattering article penned by a mostly uninspiring politician (9)

11a

Remains of cake grew mouldy (8)

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12a

It's a girl's sort of paper (6)

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13a

A bill plugging public vehicles: you can count on them (8)

15a

Sailors reportedly spot bishops, say, on board (6)

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17a

Person of high birth stealing Italian poet's heart (6)

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18a

Traitor in Paris who attracts support (8)

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20a

Medieval horse, black, with three feet? (6)

21a

Disney film buff cheers one in South Africa (8)

24a

Lover shortly meeting a sailor from the East (9)

25a

Like wizened old men in the fourth row (5)

26a

He rates sport wronglyit's way above us! (12)

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Down

1d

Grape originally acclaimed by jazz fan with degree (7)

2d

Expecting win, they may fail badly (2,3,6,3)

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3d

European king wearing anorak (5)

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4d

Argumentative type runs into manipulator (8)

5d

Not quite the way to put to flight! (4)

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6d

Bulk of ambassador's son protecting a provider of 1 down (9)

7d

Complaint jointly suffered by scrubbers, perhaps? (10,4)

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8d

Stated reason French writer briefly creates heraldic beast (6)

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14d

Say more than anyone else— to the greatest degree (9)

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16d

Bovine creature reportedly off, ultimately to Zimbabwean city (8)

17d

Even though I put in wager, a learner comes first (6)

19d

Eminent man's cry of surprise about foreign currency (7)

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22d

Bloomer made by union leader initially entering dump (5)

23d

Festivity a habitual convict upset (4)