CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. What turkeys did, and their ravenous consumers? (7) 5. Seal machine in laundrette (6) 9. Time to go and idly turn (7) 10. Best meat is smallest around back half of bone (7) 11. Pan half of Surrey town (3) 12. Complete awkward audit meeting, ignoring European (11) 13. Long story about Spain (5) 14. Road marker has Roman numerals switched in rock (9) 16. Investment gives husband advantage and pleasure to duke (5,4) 17. Bring up decapitated freshwater fish (5) 19. Shoplifter’s occupation? Counting goods (11) 22. Bob’s OK (3) 23. Province is performing, thanks to port (7) 24. Byproduct of coal spoils path in New Hampshire area (7) 26. Go round to polish off deal (6) 27. He likes reproducing work with yacht club in boat (7)

Down

1. I don’t believe that escape (3,4) 2. Reliable men with big gun in buildings (6,3,6) 3. Lecturer every day initially was at the front (3) 4. Think about breaking barrier (5) 5. Arriving at appropriate moment, like good jokes (4-5) 6. Young women turned up to tackle new jargon (5) 7. Melt geocentric metal to produce this sort of field? (15) 8. What got Des ill? (6) 12. Dissect ungulates, removing guts, leaving bones (5) 14. Double up with a party member that’s complimentary (9) 15. Obvious person to feature in children’s programme (5) 16. Bouquet Henry lifted includes head of scented herb (6) 18. Under hotel, try and supply water outlet (7) 20. Engineers visit a fine revolutionary country (5) 21. Column’s paradoxical without reporter’s conclusion (5) 25. Regularly plump for whelp (3)