Times Cryptic #28312

2022-06-09

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Across

1a

King perhaps was concerned with English loss (4)

3a

Elevation of point in orbit around article between rings (10)

9a

Firmly establish new cereal crop on island (7)

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11a

Support for transport workers led by one in energy unit (7)

12a

Plain American code reader needs PIN, say (7-6)

14a

Starting passage with paint roller after stripping down (5)

15a

Shoot a lot of stoat in the northern way (9)

17a

Relax, mostly understanding the reverse of a long down entry? (7,2)

19a

Informed in a note about conflict (5)

21a

Arrest action badly after beginning of project? (13)

24a

Mountaineer clubs get ready for action (7)

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25a

Found attractive dace swimming with fin (7)

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26a

Flower favoured by churches retails freely in cathedral (6,4)

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27a

Fish out of river from which scales hang (4)

Down

1d

Move slowly in cold, finding a fur (10)

2d

What ruler is expecting to lose power? (7)

4d

Dicky, Ron, Peg and Arthur's family (9)

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5d

Label left on a musical instrument (5)

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6d

End of The Times. End and destruction (13)

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7d

Old African country in South Africa or one elsewhere (7)

8d

Put in postcollection around noon (4)

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10d

Run risks with time slippage in job requiring Russian cash (3,3,7)

13d

Mere refund that's terrible reason for Brexit? (9)

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16d

Concerning attitude, nearly completely calm (9)

18d

Finished tarts after good fish (7)

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20d

A sin involving hoards, centrally? (7)

22d

Are our large estates all in the middle of the countryside? (5)

23d

One such as Escoffier, say, cut short hunger (4)