cryptic crossword

ACROSS

6. It happens twice a year when the horse is clipped round ten (7) 7. Not in favour of profits within the borders of Ashhurst (7) 9. Just inside Brightwater (5) 10. Compare the dramatic performance of this type of golf game (5-4) 11. Mild rebuke when I leave the nonwhite upset (3,4) 13. An extra, left for example near the far end of Geraldine (3,3) 15. Forgetfulness of the Spanish man hiding one for short periods (6,7) 19. Some of the Moeraki shepherds are jaunty (6) 20. Comfort ten with something to eat (7) 23. Gad about with the worker behind a Greek leader’s back-to-front house (9) 24. Lincoln held the party back at the residence (5) 26. Eating with JR after church (7) 27. Fits of temper fizzle out inside the homes (7)

DOWN

1. A stopper that’s broken (4) 2. The informer has an extremely stubborn desire (6) 3. Assessors cut up over the diggers (9) 4. Part of Christchurch puts money on a pond (8) 5. The nipper under the joint is a little one (5,5) 6. Making a mistake with fish initially lacking (6) 7. Whoa, Lower Hutt City at last is bohemian (4) 8. My Seth mismanaged the herbs (6) 12. Small assassin admits a large number used in the garden (4,6) 14. Make contact with the sort who work without looking at what they’re doing (5-4) 16. At home with a ghost which is not actually there (2,6) 17. The soldier in the overturned dray is pathetic (6) 18. The Queen is involved in the disappearance of nohopers (6) 21. The animals put fifty into the modified sedan (6) 22. It’s back to remain behind and it’s around to linger (4) 25. The One Day International initially nominates a war god (4)

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