Times Cryptic #28215

2022-02-16

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Across

1a

Medicine's shortnot a good time for hajj (10)

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8a

Organisational reason to take one's temperature (8)

9a

Squadron, say, drops one veteran without number (6)

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10a

Second person no longer still ignores Grand Hotel (4)

11a

Pay corps to recruit a foreign judge (10)

12a

Fool bishop with pre-noon tipple, swigging litres (9)

14a

South Island's diving aid (5)

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17a

Celebrate former superior officer (5)

19a

Like good guy arresting city mugger (9)

22a

Spoil bouncer, one in his 70s? (4,6)

23a

Keen lapwing drops it, heading west (4)

24a

Second fee securing Republican's easy victory (6)

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25a

Ignorant individual blocks new reduced trail (8)

26a

Commie wrong to have moved to the left (4)

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27a

Panto dame's son and why his ways are deviant (5-5)

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Down

1d

Raised a drink, something taken at restaurant in Nice (9)

2d

What first-class fare gets the foreign newly-wed (7)

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3d

Stylish Hilary for one maintains business link? (8)

4d

Current tributes inspiring small hospital's skills (15)

5d

Perhaps a grey English fruit lacks carbon (6)

6d

Dean's works are so absurdly racialist (9)

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7d

Sprain muscle going about tango opener (4,3)

13d

Notice Yankee attack butter (5,4)

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15d

Dislike a pint drunk at Hackney Arms (9)

16d

Vestry typically holds object of worship husband left (8)

18d

Kiss player possessing fine special quality (1,6)

20d

Evergreen duchess's elegance pointed up somewhat (7)

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21d

Current going round Circle Line track (6)