Times Cryptic #28284

2022-05-07

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Across

1a

Better gets on convenient-sounding race (8)

9a

A very important fact about unusual native animals: just tips for birds (8)

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10a

Make a picture, forswearing a beer (4)

11a

To try going viral is tragic (5-7)

13a

I don't care if this protects pig from sunburn? (2,4)

14a

Perhaps tiger at first makes no time for aardvark (8)

15a

To put on head, secure large cushion (7)

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16a

Inclined to take too much, admitting scarcity not ended (2,1,4)

20a

Holder transferred from can to cup (8)

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22a

Renounce somewhat degenerate backing (6)

23a

Independent voter annoyed by crazy Bren toting revolutionary (5-7)

25a

Choose either end of coiled string (4)

26a

Immoral relative has time for a bit of lunch (8)

27a

Food here may be taken back to the lab (5,3)

Down

2d

Here skiing challenge has an extra round (8)

3d

Work on New Year list and act as host (2,3,7)

4d

Mike comes in to devise a tasty indulgence (5,3)

5d

How long Dad took to complete crosswords, for example (7)

6d

Potentially Iron Age bird? (6)

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7d

No end of bother over one mystic (4)

8d

Emblem carried by revolutionary was continually annoying (8)

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12d

Clamour to play with Haydn, in this state? (4,8)

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15d

Reserve weapon: it can reduce work for members? (4,4)

17d

Copper abandoned remote obsession (8)

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18d

Stretch of land without a green? Keep out of it (2-2,4)

19d

Kept short socks, initially coloured (7)

21d

In surprise attack start to beat into a pulp (6)

24d

Make contact with skin, scraping the top: the reaction? (4)