No 12700, Friday 09 Aug 2019, Arden

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ACROSS
6   Urge to return and adopt gold standard, say (5) GAUGE {G{AU}GE<=}
7   Work overtime, reduce Carbon by exposure to atmosphere (8) AERATION {Ac{ERA}TION}
10 Release snake, it goes under fence, mostly (7) UNCLASP {ASP} under {UNCLe}
11 Labour leader follows the bank and church like a hawk (7) TIERCEL {La...r} after {TIER}{CE}

12 A piece of bone, say in a Hindi movie (7) PATELLA {PA{TELL}A}
13 Workers are taken in by a star... (7) ANTARES {ANT{ARE}S}
14 ...fate of American consumers lies with stargazers (5-6) LOTUS EATERS {LOT}{US} {EATERS}
19 Subject on seaweeds without a support (7) ALGEBRA {ALGaE}{BRA}
21 It couldn't take off, is dead copy (7) EMULATE {EMU}{LATE}
23 Comfort in housing (7) CONSOLE [DD]
25 Criminal law – read about unfair treatment (3,4) RAW DEAL*
26 Countrymen get 50% share (8) MALDIVES {MAL{DIVide}ES}
27 Agony chasing bars, when exposed it's all gas (5) ARGON {aGONy} after {bARs}

DOWN
1   Capital city even sells some wine... (8) MUSCATEL {MUSCAT}{sElLs}
2   ...tell them to sell (6) RETAIL (~ re tell?)
3   Manoeuvre as in space over a water body (7,3) CASPIAN SEA {AS+IN+SPACE}* over {A}

4   Fuss about the fog (4) FRET [DD]
5   Agree, these are missing from touch screen, possibly (6) CONCUR {tOUCh+sCReeN}*
6   Fellow loses heart, gets back in a bad mood (6) GRUMPY {GuY} over {RUMP}
8   Stage at the middle, in that place (7) THEATRE {THE{AT}RE}
9   Rich fabric (5) PLUSH [DD]
13 "The Samurai" is shot in a very unprofessional manner (10) AMATEURISH*
15 Consider it a bold, free newspaper (7) TABLOID* &lit
16 Extremely sadistic – punish and clean up (8) SCAVENGE {Sa...iC}{AVENGE}
17 Travesty right in front (5) FARCE {FA{R}CE}
18 Magician takes flight (6) MERLIN [DD]
20 Affable setter has got in a tangle (6) GENIAL {GEL} over {IN+A}*
22 Open to peacekeepers, but war breaks out quietly (6) UNWRAP {UN}{WAR*}{P}
24 Hermes lost love, gained admiration (4) ENVY ENVoY

Reference List
Gold = AU, Carbon = C, Church = CE, Support = BRA, Right = R, Setter = I, Peacekeepers = UN, Quietly = P, Love = 0

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