Times Cryptic #28301

2022-05-27

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Across

1a

Next to son, a lot of the time hawk is sounding moderate (4-5)

6a

Books at college were illuminating (3,2)

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9a

Back crossing river to west, further from common? (5)

10a

Zero in change for one's close friends (5,4)

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11a

Languidly making a silky manoeuvre with a Cadillac (15)

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13a

Wind that's icya feature of the continent (8)

14a

Fate of clubs, behold, all the same (6)

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16a

Taste blood after gatecrashing media function (6)

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18a

Fly plague overwhelming one quicker than anything (8)

21a

In a plum position, ancestor-wise? (4,2,3,6)

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23a

Historically, make good porridge? (2,3,4)

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25a

Outspoken skilled manual worker to deal with (3,2)

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26a

Chocolate snack time? Not so, with respect to meals! (5)

27a

Drop in rank, so sale, etc, affected (4,5)

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Down

1d

French philosopher's painful introduction to logicism (5)

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2d

Dismiss solver? One may be let off (11)

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3d

Dessert's component, mostly just filling (7)

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4d

Capital Radio presenter also called to attend car crash? (8)

5d

A bit behind mudflat is hill, affected by erosion (6)

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6d

One left Lycra shifts that can be waxed (7)

7d

Jerk not thinking to rise (3)

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8d

Hedge that's required for catwalk? (9)

12d

Estate agent maybe before succeeded with singular printing method (11)

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13d

Violent language from star priest? (9)

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15d

Set to receive wife with absence of passion (8)

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17d

A quartet, cosily placed, is least affected (7)

19d

Relating to sort of blue film about break-up of USSR (7)

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20d

A judicial hearing in a main court (6)

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22d

Recall a time before permitted visits (5)

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24d

Passed on one's charm (3)

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