Times Cryptic #28302

2022-05-28

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Across

1a

Soft skin binding books (6)

4a

Old boy, like boor in back street, pushes in (8)

10a

Craftsmen increasingly important in small spaces (9)

11a

Chance intrepid leader's missing (5)

12a

Gaining ground she put husband in losing position (7,3,4)

14a

Person hauling loom (5)

16a

Comic character, one of five joining race around lake (9)

18a

Willing tip to bring sporting advantage (4,5)

20a

Beg last of Oxford dons to shut up (5)

21a

Has complete understanding, with hindsight? (5,9)

25a

Scorer's very "detailed" attack (5)

26a

Hoodwink impressionable candidate (9)

27a

Proud, contrary attempt to break rank (8)

28a

Crooked old partner has absconded to the borders (6)

Down

1d

Female crew put in fashion goods for transport (10)

2d

Troubling care reports not opened by bishop on time (5)

3d

Portable heater in warm country briefly turned on (7)

5d

Artist taken in by Garbo's charms (5)

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6d

Engineers on circuit secure drained sink again (7)

7d

Dog chewed up dad's unopened lunch, swallowing hard (9)

8d

Fabulous river bears you might catch (4)

9d

Chinese art best unframed if hung freely (4,4)

13d

Variant non-U creeds not officially restricted (10)

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15d

More prudent coastal state trapped wolf (9)

17d

Taciturn stoic regularly going in late (8)

19d

Sunshade under pressure popping (7)

20d

Striking means of locating milk supplier? (7)

22d

Sometimes streaky British painter? (5)

23d

Revived you with kiss after wine (5)

24d

After Berliner's agreement, go to French island (4)