Times Cryptic #28225

2022-02-28

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Across

1a

Conservative member not happy making U-turn (9)

6a

Pilgrim's greeting, welcoming a couple of judges (5)

9a

One trembles, sent without cover after killer (5)

10a

Edgar gutted by cryptic containing nothing designed to be easy (9)

11a

Lack of feeling shown by Richardson? (4-11)

13a

Crack about taking in queen's minder (8)

14a

Woman I see hiding gun (6)

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16a

Half of news two journalists wanted (6)

18a

Compose music for the monastery, showing taste (8)

21a

To a militarist, an awful approach to government (15)

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23a

Degenerate bum stealing pounds (9)

25a

Fellow feeling California escapes disaster (5)

26a

Clare's town losing time in activity in court (5)

27a

Something corny cut by Irish writer, one from Dublin or Antrim? (9)

Down

1d

Train, or alternative to it? (5)

2d

Passing one chap pinning hairstyle with fancy net (11)

3d

Source of distress overwhelming woman's spirit (7)

4d

Artwork flipping rubbish, which may be a minus (8)

5d

Deny wife gets released from prison once (6)

6d

Guilty-seeming way to fall foul of the RSPCA? (7)

7d

Preserve agreement to put in German marks (3)

8d

Cat's nine lives ultimately running non-stop (9)

12d

Actor with speech not having caught handover (11)

13d

Where criminals eat is top drawer? (9)

15d

Bold female lugs around large, empty ewers (8)

17d

Recruits being regularly on the field of combat once (7)

19d

After drink, read novel that's flimsy fiction? (7)

20d

Band's tour plugging covers of single (6)

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22d

Public official dressing king (5)

24d

Where Americans go around noon (3)