Times Cryptic #28250

2022-03-29

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Across

1a

Those one despises in unpleasant film (4)

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4a

Seemingly very amused having fixed match? (4,6)

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9a

One maybe operating still from cell in Merseyside town by river (10)

10a

Move forward as hired hoodlum (4)

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11a

Where 6's pet food would end up? That's 26 (2,4)

12a

Reluctant to quote over cutting housing cost (8)

14a

Cheese mostly served with nothing to provide energy (4)

15a

Conservative swine appears in blue, wanting a plot analysis (10)

17a

Hardened animal doctor stops trainee misbehaving (10)

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20a

Bounce back as nymph consorting with Zeus (4)

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21a

Dead artist seen following exercise in shadow (8)

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23a

Suppose example won't begin to contain problem? (6)

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24a

Value in warmth and love comes to republic (4)

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25a

A firm in High Street ultimately closes, no matter what (2,3,5)

26a

Article in German on singer in chorus? (10)

27a

People to lose millions plugging dry red wine (4)

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Down

2d

Top rate protection for new heir apparent? (5,6)

3d

Underground banker, no good as timekeeper (9)

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4d

Book about many people in France (7)

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5d

Grab an anorak, loosely covering fine husband's troubled area (7-8)

6d

Woman unusually hot when stuffing fish (7)

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7d

Purchase property in Bow, we hear: eco-community? (5)

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8d

Painter long ago pinching Napoleon's bottom (5)

13d

Twelve guarding Republican representative in that town (11)

16d

Drive away, entering plain, but go too far? (9)

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18d

Warm greeting where the writer's put up couple (7)

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19d

Net income generator, always covering back (1-6)

21d

Bread given in trench much appreciated (5)

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22d

This will be dark horse ousting leader (5)