Across
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Check, one related to ear that’s messy (7)
5
Lay out clues with a solver’s tip (7)
9
Light, so aren’t moving in line regularly? (7)
10
Current game’s unfinished (7)
11
Spam is ‘the works’ for the rest of the crew (9)
12
Kidnap missing leader? Certainly (5)
13
Anglo-Saxon hairy creature one’s neglected until now (2,3)
15
City in which a pair takes daily exercise initially (9)
17
Lying about copper (crooked) raking in millions (9)
19
Brummie goes on record over animated artificial human (5)
22
Sheen appearing at last on Casualty? (5)
23
One who belittles journalist reversing vehicle (9)
25
Say, Loren’s excited to go inside soon! (7)
26
Union-related joke about ‘turning tail’ (7)
27
Reserve cast put by lake (7)
28
Admit high speed force used in breaking noses (7)
Down
1
‘It’s played in confidence’ – Les Taylor (7)
2
Unit involved in some unspecified periodic payment (7)
3
Article on empty space unit (5)
4
Officer deceives board (9)
5
Vicious drugs parties? (5)
6
Convicted felons with connections (5,4)
7
Ambassador: he commonly is a beneficiary (7)
8
Toothy thing’s liberal chatter (7)
14
Ben’s motto translated as ‘That’ll be over my dead body!’ (9)
16
Rigid Tom needs a boost (9)
17
‘Get back to your old state!’ gives Republican a way out (7)
18
Cask-maker’s craft: weaving rope in modest surroundings (7)
20
Art arranged in row for convenience (7)
21
Game that Greece would like to see making a return? (7)
23
Painter’s daughter turned up a shade of green (5)
24
It quivers, similar to a swan (5)