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Friday 1 May

set by Paul #29995

Across

1/10 Out-of-this-world 23 coming together, system rapidly forming (9,6) 6 Weed in pig’s ear? (4) 8 Use unknown technique for out-of-this-world 23 (5,3) 9 Recovered, trouble far from islander (6) 11 Divorcee, after breaking up, froze (4,4) 12 Vicious swine sent back in time machine (6) 15 Dreary lecture, reportedly – that would never take off (5,3) 16 Question having caught cold: is spring here? (4,4) 19 Extra tests: restrain oneself, turning tail (6) 21 Old scandalmonger keeping politicians in check (8) 22 Eat around a fire (6) 24/20 Out-of-this-world 23, smashing stuff in the kitchen? (6,7) 25 Some birds pecked others (8) 26 Austrian maestro with an uber-Germanic piece (4) 27 Very much for the love of God! (9)

Down

1 Say no more, narcissist has doffed cap for supreme Being (5) 2 Difficult work, or not, opening present (7) 3 Explicit case of wood in tree (5) 4 Song about India in raga oddly similar in sound (7) 5 Child, and corn she has on the backside? (2,3,4) 6 For ‘haunt’, try entering an anagram of that! (4-3) 7 Capacity remains for out-of-this-world 23 (5,4) 13 A river down below capital of Zimbabwe in shade (5,4) 14 Rags, those sent abroad, insufficient amounts (9) 17/23 Sweet thing, flower impressed by dancing when excited (7,5) 18 Out-of-this-world 23 warps beam (4,3) 22 Chance to win big wasted, lead blown (5)
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