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Across
- 1. Take in a drop of sherry and luxuriate (7)
- 5. Strut about, say, having taken care of deposit (6)
- 9. Private lodging provided with a little hesitation (5)
- 10. Off-the-cuff admission by early arrival to union leader (9)
- 11. Free from distress fifty-one held by bailiff (7)
- 12. Competitor who is out-of-place in a race (4-3)
- 13. Fidgety Verne loses a bit of energy; yet at end of day is bold (5)
- 14. Amaze Chinese military group with new building schematic (5,4)
- 16. Teacher's highly valued, they say. Left awestruck (9)
- 19. Publicity head's work on show – a kind of online ad (3-2)
- 21. Name in French what goes on the book cover (7)
- 23. You said to be in credit getting debt notices! Odd! (7)
- 24. Cheat to try endlessly a lot of variation in voice (9)
- 25. One has to be elsewhere for this defence (5)
- 26. Military station detains second oppressor (6)
- 27. Learn variously by holding books in light (7)
Down
- 1. Would any mixup result from this rousing talk? (8,6)
- 2. Cancel central part shaped like a ring (7)
- 3. Gallery's refurbished for the most part (7)
- 4. Complete failures heard immediately by son (5-4)
- 5. Colour of paise minted afresh (5)
- 6. Trail taking Poles to financial backer (7)
- 7. Clothes appear crumpled on many (7)
- 8. Unsparing, big (no good), son displaying the zeal of an arsonist (7,7)
- 15. Conventional way of thinking from what brings alumni together (3,6)
- 17. Regret is about the withdrawal of said night train (7)
- 18. Artist's sober criticism of device to catch pest (3,4)
- 19. Have relevance to bold article about India (7)
- 20. Supporting document gives view from the side (7)
- 22. Extremely nice talc drawing acclamation (5)
Published - September 20, 2017 12:05 am IST
