| Across 1 6 down 17 down is, we’re told, an affected young lady (7) 5 Almost believed taking a tablet could show where one’s left one’s chopper (7) 9 Ram right into one that is on 1/9 (5) 10 Recurrent pressure before noon leads to broken nail (9) 11 Hopers coo over it? (9) 12 Love-in about river (5) 13 Reptile is present but not correct (7) 15 Nitpicker, female, gets us a place (7) 17 Agent consumed (ate) guard (7) 19 Like rice, or wood? (7) 21 He’s dead keen (5) 23 Change poles for insertion into public transport (9) 25 Captures access points (9) 26 Two soldiers get a big one (5) 27 Burns quantities of paper following heads of state (7) 28 Rises, as outwardly more impudent (7) |
Down 1 North Americans raised father’s pangs (7) 2 One who keeps attempting to get king into a row (5) 3 Disrespect and end up in the T team, say? (9) 4 Help drink drink (7) 5 17 down in person? (7) 6 Girl held by hands of the Moon (5) 7 Nasty letter could kill writer (6,3) 8 Coloquial judge rising to prevent a case of maximum flatness (7) 14 Tiller could run backwards just as well (9) 16 Idol gives autograph to Leo and 9 across, say (4,5) 17 Deity to infer strange replacement for universe (7) 18 Notes they aren’t frozen? (7) 19 Sings to plants? (7) 20 17 down does, taking in Scotland Yard (7) 22 6 down 17 down lawyer, taking in Scot (5) 24 Alright, then, a mathematically constant giraffe (5) |
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