Times Cryptic #28332

2022-07-02

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Across

1a

Preferring Abba's first number greatly reduced? (5,3,1,4)

8a

Westbound vessels give way (4)

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9a

What's maybe coming from Italy: spice? (10)

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10a

Painter incorporating three-foot lines on board (8)

11a

Increased rental spoken of (6)

13a

Roll has no flipping fillinglittle inducement to eat (3,7)

16a

It takes some effort to blow a bar over (4)

17a

Switch of sides in movie business (4)

18a

Get stuck in cave in undulating hill (6,4)

20a

Artist and others associated with lady (6)

22a

Troops attempt to secure serviceman's archive (8)

24a

Order at office meeting (10)

26a

Theatre in which audience begins to gather (4)

27a

Tolerable latitude from US writer in eclectic novel? (6,7)

Down

1d

Tree expert's data on each felled trunk is ultimately lost (11)

2d

Spotted papa once dropping hint (5)

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3d

Case containing posh wines brought up here? (9)

4d

Disturbed spells of cricket and tennis (7)

5d

Slow-witted gumshoe remains outside (5)

6d

Constrained old boy with cap guarding exit (9)

7d

Contracted growth seen from time to time (3)

12d

Bow legs are awkward, limiting energy for physical effort (5,6)

14d

A meanie sent round text on hotel's "poor accommodation" (9)

15d

Doctor electing to inject drug, appealing to viewers (9)

19d

Warm liqueur (7)

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21d

Muscles essential to correct imbalance (5)

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23d

Father Brown's last warning (5)

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25d

"Forty Winks" a cert for tipster (3)