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ACROSS

1 Spook horse in Christmas show with Mike (7) 5 Gossipy and hurtful about husband (6) 9 Grandfathe­r clock maybe a monster? Not really (7) 10 In the middle of deep anxiety, medic’s brought in (7) 11 Like hard wood (3) 12 Slow riptide could bring you down (3-8) 13 Provide internet joke? (5) 14 Wise story about debtor’s notes (9) 16 Clear river, introducin­g single rodent (9) 17 Finished first of treks in plain (5) 19 It’s sensible to admit to being in want (4-2-5) 22 Primate starts to advise prelates everywhere (3) 23 Smart décolleté reveals bold colourful style (3,4) 24 Idiot offers cheap wine to head of state (7) 26 Person on switchboar­d lacks training as speaker (6) 27 Indian city in indistinct drawing (7)

DOWN

1 Choose a gaseous element that’s groundbrea­king (7) 2 Without foe, RAF’s a struggling misfit (1,4,3,2,5) 3 Draw match (3) 4 Persian makes this cut round borders of India (5) 5 Change map in order to find winegrowin­g region (9) 6 Gypsies upset about posh affair (5) 7 Balancing act by drunk pale worker, trembling (9,6) 8 Difficult duet among oddly easy solo pieces (6) 12 Blunder, erecting more than half of espaliers (5) 14 Rifles brought up outside old theatre exit (5,4) 15 The clergy’s fate lies in church (5) 16 Make beloved finish essential part of cereal (6) 18 Formula Three misled about old start in Monaco (7) 20 Crime in lift after end of concert (5) 21 Speedy attack to seize power (5) 25 Some avocets overturned eggs (3)

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