Times Cryptic #28222

2022-02-24

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Across

1a

Hussy's unclothed with detective after day in Riviera location (5,5)

6a

Impact one expects to have? (4)

8a

As one might be, having confused note with four others? (4,4)

9a

Unstructured mass survey needs sending back to party (6)

10a

Comes in, displacing monarch, to find wooden characters (4)

11a

Fabulous group fashionably late appearing in ancient city (3,7)

12a

Mystical system Henry introduced to eccentric Soho type (9)

14a

Snake applying pressure to indigenous North Americans (5)

17a

Strangler's device police informer carries round (5)

19a

Youth alive to climate crisis crossing northern country (9)

22a

Being old man, large ruffian should contain reduced crowd (10)

23a

Small cake presented with good sweetener (4)

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24a

I'd turned medieval guitar's tone down (6)

25a

Bothering to swallow what's in best wine (8)

26a

Cry out in sorrow when displacing back joint (4)

27a

Reader worried by Burke or Hare finally choosing body (10)

Down

1d

Shabby Shakespearean fairy employed by school broadcast (4-5)

2d

Woman to take home incredibly neat clothes (7)

3d

Response when Conservative rises in the world (8)

4d

Resort to accommodate student starting in some further education? (9,6)

5d

Where democracy initially denied, draws lots (6)

6d

With two parties involved, bare it all when dancing (9)

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7d

Period said to be this writer's specialitynothing in that (7)

13d

Building old and as you see unfinished (9)

15d

Class in gym excited, enthralled by outstanding teacher (9)

16d

Not feeling pressure in extremely close finish (4,4)

18d

Zero put on tax? One at work gives sustained applause (7)

20d

Abrasive former student one's interrupted (7)

21d

Cheeses spoken of for picnic (6)