The Sunday Crossword No 3056, Sunday 14 Jul 2019

ACROSS
1   Florida's flashy, unruly sportsmen (3,5) FLY HALFS {FL}{FLASHY*}

5   Where Tamworth is, in the sticks (6) STAFFS [DD]
10 Debtor's note includes a one-time Murdoch company that's hard to credit (1,3,3) I ASK YOU {I{A}{SKY}OU}
11 Under canvas, by the sound of things, getting passionate (7) INTENSE (~ in tents)
12 Poem, when recited, evokes shrill birdcall (5) HAIKU (~ high coo)
13 Story concerning wabbit: Bugs Bunny heads off; what will hunter do? (3,2,4) LIE IN WAIT {LIE}{IN}{WAbbIT}
14 Sets exam, gets confused, gives very short bursts of information (4,8) TEXT MESSAGES*
18 It doesn't matter which clothes shop now, I've seen everything (8,4) WHATEVER NEXT {WHATEVER} {NEXT}
21 'Gut-rot.' 'How?' 'Dodgy sprout.' (9) OUTGROWTH*
23 Energy follows natural process (5) PUREE {PURE}{E}
24 Following ousting of duke, relinquish claim to dynasty (7) HANOVER HANdOVER
25 Time running out – cue botox shot: that'll make this dish tastier (3,4) OXO CUBE {CUE+BOtOX}*

26 Dines fancily, engorging Italian – so has to do these? (3-3) SIT-UPS {S{IT}UPS} Semi&lit
27 Sees term restructured to become half-year course of study (8) SEMESTER*

DOWN
1   Running away from argument about Latin (6) FLIGHT {F{L}IGHT}
2   The old ship's on fire, losing bow and stern: aye-aye! (3,3) YES SIR {YE}{SS}{fIRe}
3   See, our way worked? Never mind (2,3,4) AS YOU WERE*
4   For 'rutted', lower, coarser profanity (4-6,4) FOUR-LETTER WORDS*OR
6   Goddess from The X Factor wearing bronze (5) TITAN {T{IT}AN}
7   Foxtrot, then Latin dance, saving time for another dance (8) FANDANGO {F}{AND}{tANGO}

8   Leader in Scandinavia to go with tax that's dearest (8) SWEETEST {Sc...a}{WEE}{TEST} WEE/To go?
9   Where rounds follow rounds? (10,4) NINETEENTH HOLE [CD]
15 Old invader's truncated call with horn (9) SAXOPHONE {SAXOn}{PHONE}
16 She's describing romances with airy sounds (8) SWOOSHES {S{WOOS}HES}
17 What fisherman might do to catch something resembling a shell (8) CASTANET {CAST A NET}

19 French author in drunken stupor (6) PROUST*
20 What's remote, hurtling? (6) METEOR* &lit
22 To create excitement in vicar, utter profanities for starters (3,2) REV UP {REV} {Ut..r}{Pr...s}

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