Times Cryptic #28403

2022-09-23

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Across

1a

Aromatic plant: partner to pop one in cold beer! (8)

5a

Uniform's for the Girl Guides (6)

9a

Such a highly-rated company unhappy with small imperfection (4-4)

10a

After month, gold found somewhere in Alaska (6)

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12a

For instance had penetrating light? (5)

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13a

Nap spread out, becoming smoother (9)

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14a

Life magazine holds competition, with article, to compose hymn (7,5)

18a

Eat outand manage well (4,1,3,4)

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21a

Champion getting gold after racket challenge's final cancelled (9)

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23a

Vineyard with can it's used for fruit pulp (5)

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24a

Ordered ale for worker only rarely? (6)

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25a

Dated pupil, once only, note (8)

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26a

Mawkish, one very quietly having stopped being the opposite? (6)

27a

How steeplejack might be paid to sweat? (8)

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Down

1d

Fellow from Riga, maybe, kind of blue (6)

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2d

Timid chap taking extra small dessert (6)

3d

Tree cracking up under the surface (9)

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4d

Permissive conditions faze Israelis (7-5)

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6d

Floor or platform for speaker (5)

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7d

Briefly release both hands to grasp a model (8)

8d

Lay in awfully risqué ladieswear on vacation (8)

11d

Certain such things will be passed on! (12)

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15d

Explain how to be favoured candidate on ballot? (3,6)

16d

Directed supporting castand saw the funny side? (8)

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17d

Sinister influence of seconds, see, on English boxer (8)

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19d

Bones smell, with heat rising (6)

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20d

A ruse to inspire, if unhealthily? (6)

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22d

Take letters for reading out in court (3,2)

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