Times Cryptic #28395

2022-09-14

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Across

1a

Minister's secret token of bargain with God (4,5,4)

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8a

Island battle from two months back (4)

9a

Let me make this clear: you don't have to listen (4,2,4)

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10a

Without energy, a devil is hard to reprove (8)

11a

Linen putting lines on back of neck (6)

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13a

In one drop, rain oddly glittering (10)

16a

Crop farm animals initially ignored (4)

17a

Not a way for waiter to produce dish of meat (4)

18a

Forced to agree with dandelion being uprooted (6,4)

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20a

This system gives compiler no end of artifice (6)

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22a

Sets about leaving OT book in assembly (8)

24a

Formidable woman writer, one with blue veins (10)

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26a

A feature of Scotland: golf course with eagles? (4)

27a

Irregular activity from sex workers on suitable beaches (4,3,6)

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Down

1d

Short communication about a junior cleaner (11)

2d

Capital love letter read out (5)

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3d

Lawman almost leaving car with boy (9)

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4d

Rowena's husband in one front garden (7)

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5d

Longing to tour Middle East country (5)

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6d

Badly spoiled one line in solid figure (9)

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7d

Cut and run? Not quite (3)

12d

Litter replaced with worse pups perhaps (11)

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14d

Unequivocal, in writing with one hand (9)

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15d

Ditch worker perhaps is cutting (9)

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19d

Quite unemotional senior detective about to arrest Green and Liberal (3-4)

21d

African country stopping short a line of dancers (5)

23d

Impatient to turn up half-hearted rhythmic music (5)

25d

Yob partial to a fight (3)

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