Times Cryptic #28824

2024-01-27

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Across

1a

Thirty-two pieces in this musical composed (5,3)

9a

American manoeuvres kept secret (2,6)

10a

Details about loch needed for depressed Scots region (4)

11a

Sandy, Broadway composer, leaving diamonds for dancer (6,6)

13a

Person, mellow, back in wine shop (6)

14a

Parrot biting hardcat finds point in orbit (8)

15a

Disgraced religious figure rehashed new idea (7)

16a

Make false accusations in case, losing case essentially (7)

20a

Having litres to drink, help brought in as specified (4,4)

22a

Expert returned fruit to each diner for starters (6)

23a

Is trafficking humans for the business community? (12)

25a

Hairy type having news-value occasionally (4)

26a

Get in bed, beginning to enjoy game (8)

27a

Duke with debts hiding note wasn't confident (8)

Down

2d

Border soldiers in the damaged landing zone (8)

3d

Determined to have fire in south attended to (6-6)

4d

Really old individual breaking leg (5-3)

5d

Asian to take place giant guards (7)

6d

What singers do that's amazing in school? (6)

7d

Old footballer training with the French (4)

8d

Path round university hospital in lakeside location (8)

12d

Happy to do what Jason wanted? (6,6)

15d

One holding shortened baton in biannual event (8)

17d

Initial letters clue? (8)

18d

Observe flood surrounding City close to Monument (8)

19d

Zero desire to protect the old with limited vision (3-4)

21d

Wayward son is a legendary Gaelic poet (6)

24d

Central Line for Cockney has eleven stops (4)