Times Cryptic #28537

2023-02-27

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Across

1a

Badge from Britain GI sniper brought back (8)

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5a

Argument as result of being oddly selective in formal clause (6)

9a

Sex returns in erotic festival (8)

10a

One's piano tune better? Just the opposite (6)

12a

Times editor's leader subject to deletion (5)

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13a

Silly person in rogue's embrace carried on amorously (9)

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14a

Running in fear (12)

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18a

Level playing area for would-be kingmakers (12)

21a

Singer making mess of carol, not keeping time (9)

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23a

Panama, perhaps, annexing island with one Caribbean state (5)

24a

Article is about singular line of argument (6)

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25a

Cultivate area on right side of hill to provide food in Mexico (8)

26a

Restrict food from ten to nine, say, finishing at noon (6)

27a

For example, that's what's seen in some poetry (3,5)

Down

1d

What does foot have three times as many of as hand? (6)

2d

Stamina required to cross river or brook (6)

3d

Where this isn't from and the kind of animal it isn't (6,3)

4d

Popular work in art gallery in recycled clay? Not exactly (12)

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6d

November is equally far away for him and his beloved (5)

7d

Service provider for other service providers? (8)

8d

Piercing, small missile (8)

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11d

Right work among collected writings for man's study? (12)

15d

In short, disoriented sailor following new navigational aid (5,4)

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16d

Oddly cued a Conservative cut, as one not liking to see class struggle? (8)

17d

Minimal idea following article in examination (8)

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19d

Lose track of mass whisky producer (6)

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20d

Ending article uploaded into document (6)

22d

You need to be careful when one charges you money (5)

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