Times Cryptic #28228

2022-03-03

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Across

1a

Crazed legal expert dismissing judge as handy operator (10)

6a

Present-day graduate rejected Bede? (4)

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10a

Mostly nasty about US city recordings (5)

11a

After surprise, I will abandon unfussy office layout (5,4)

12a

Getting quite drunk with ales ruins cocktail (7,7)

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14a

Sort of motoror bandI refitted (7)

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15a

Harsh Republican political meeting ditching leader about nothing (7)

17a

A hot-looking French lake recalled as product of volcanism (7)

19a

King Edward possibly suppressing odd bits of talk and gossip (7)

20a

Absence of work still involving some labour? (9,5)

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23a

Philosophy briefly for every single European leader (9)

24a

Completion of table leads to spare wood (5)

25a

Island valley, not area offering no fruit? (4)

26a

Inducement to abandon English for French city, making measure of similarity (10)

Down

1d

Second volume ending in case for advocate (4)

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2d

Unusual ban on lover expressing love using hand gestures? (9)

3d

Worked out fast, avoiding first chance after some thought? (10,4)

4d

Airmen took flight offered by chance? (7)

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5d

Patron succeeded with little money, securing bridge team (7)

7d

I steered northwards, skirting hot Indian region (5)

8d

Educationalist provoking storm and noise (10)

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9d

Be final: propose that location has area reduced by 50 per cent (5,2,3,4)

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13d

Sculptor, Swiss at heart, came and got it wrong (10)

16d

Unaware first pair of lions occupies plain (9)

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18d

Rapid with notes, I'm accepted by a military association (7)

19d

Nonsense about unknown work being source of material for play (7)

21d

Malicious blogger? Right to block impact (5)

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22d

Printing ink: no source of colour used up (4)