Across
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Expert Latin speaker leading Northern Italy tour guides (8)
9
Reviewed amount raised to secure medicine (6,2)
10
European city to repay, backing shifting a European position? (6)
12
Tom sadly has ugly guffaws (5,6)
15
Detest sort of violent crime linked to soldiers (5)
17
Most devious twist I found in exam (9)
18
A neurotic drunk – on this? (9)
19
Sportsperson’s captain never showing pressure (5)
20
Old parrot cradling wing? One seeks assessment (7,4)
24
Modern area in old yard not giving you a turn? (3-3)
25
Indicates surprised comments about backing tracks (8)
26
Look – big Parisienne runs to the back (6)
27
I criticised keeping oxygen separated (8)
Down
1
When aboard taxi, half of English county’s a more exotic place (10)
2
Hide cooked meals inside item of furniture (6,4)
3
Thin and hungry, disposing of starter (5)
4
Weakening nerves in the sauna, half-bare possibly (12)
6
Reminders to look up benefits (9)
7
Seabird circling rocks at sea, finding tropical plant (4,4)
8
Localised pain and ache from this rash? (8)
11
Russia begins transforming farming? (12)
13
One values the skilful male version of erotic art (10)
14
Unable to deliver sonnet, gutted – long to pen one line, on reflection (10)
16
Reason Scottish island line brought in charge? (9)
21
Former colony, Australian, cheers being claimed by the Netherlands (5)