Across
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Support section of the orchestra that is backing the Queen (9)
6
Domestic animals eating small bugs (5)
9
Cleaner bizarrely dug his in-law quip (7-2,6)
10
Cook loyally holds back part of egg (4)
11
Wasted young lady to hedge bet finally (8)
14
Wonders of flower returned by gutted pharaoh (9)
15
Two articles about tense letter (5)
16
Track broadcast on the radio (5)
18
Cover up includes ultimate appeal to perform several jobs (9)
20
Persuasive doctor to queen crossing line (8)
21
Leader browses regularly (4)
25
Wayward word uttered by hopeful setting out to claim love? (4,2,3,6)
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Red Reg slurps contains sediment (5)
27
Went back and dealt with issue again (9)
Down
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Blue wife died in parking space (5)
2
Pardon sailor on crack (7)
3
Start to scrub grease stain (4)
4
Heads of education department guarantee exam advantage (4)
5
Former partner flexible about contact initially — it can be understood (10)
6
Plant opiate isn't distributed (10)
8
Divert silicon carried up with potassium (9)
12
Blog entries about unpleasant odour old upper class produces after death (10)
13
Film session with popular thespian dropping cocaine (10)
14
Bedevilled groups spend oddly (9)
17
Awkward English test I have (7)
19
In the middle of a day golf starts to sound terrific (7)
22
Seas to rise and move rapidly (5)
23
Heartless creature is worst (4)
24
First person in France to accept passable pun? (4)