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ACROSS

1 Completely different refill (7,3,2,3) 9 In Petra I tasted some Indian food (5) 10 Actor Lucy played a racket sport on this (4,5) 11 Open vessel journalist shortly upset (10) 12 You in the past he elected (4) 14 Sidney went back by public transport to seize the goods (8) 16 One takes a lot of interest to be certain in old city (6) 18 Char, slovenly woman leaves container (6) 19 Hang cord in a higher place (6,2) 21 Enoch expected to hide line on floor (4) 22 The Parisian in off-piste resort needed to have rest cure (5,2,3) 25 Thrusting oneself in violently into ruins (9) 26 Troy spots rubbish (5) 27 How miller is gradually beginning to stop

working (8,2,1,4)

DOWN

1 State displaying outside system for keeping cool and dry (3-12) 2 The girl in green? (5) 3 Thea Barker suffering overwhelming grief (10) 4 Crack railway part of line in mountainous area (4,4) 5 Lady married without fear (6) 6 When penny drops out of pocket there’s shout of pain (4) 7 Liar’s antidote? (5,4) 8 Headgear falls immediately (2,3,4,2,1,3) 13 Plant parts I said intertwine (10) 15 Food one might wind up eating (9) 17 Ten there removing computer system (8) 20 West Bromwich, a team of Rovers in Scotland (6) 23 Round with no end of Japanese alcohol, one sent to the city (5) 24 Supply entertainment on day one (4)