No 14522, Friday 27 Jun 2025, Afterdark

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ACROSS

1   UK shapes differently for reorganisations (5-3) SHAKE-UPS*

5   Unfeeling, lacks love - thick skin (6) CALLUS CALLoUS

10 One role that is distinct (5) APART {A}{PART}

11 A research facility's expert's heading off to get a mineral (9) ALABASTER {A}{LAB}{mASTER}

12 Costly to sacrifice pawn for knight at the end in general (9) EXTENSIVE EX(-p+t)TENSIVE

13 Colour of mineral found outside Switzerland (5) OCHRE {O{CH}RE}

14 Parrot having regular urge to get decayed vegetable (6) REPEAT {uRgE}{PEAT}

15 Draw wine and fruit first off (7) STIPPLE {aSTI}{aPPLE}

18 Dismissed move on settlement (7) OUTPOST {OUT}{POST}

20 Hector's son adopted by an apostle (6) PESTER {PE{S}TER}

22 Implant made by doctor post ECG at first on journo (5) EMBED {MB}<=>{Ecg}{ED}

24 Poisonous sting by ant, bee is primarily killing, horrible (9) SNAKEBITE {ANT+BEE+IS+Ki...g}*

25 UV, RAT involved in treatment of spine condition (9) CURVATURE {C{UV+RAT}*URE}

26 Fruit is old almost, I have half of it (5) OLIVE {OLd}{I}{haVE}

27 Showy or silent somehow (6) TINSEL*

28 Automobile check started hastily covered nothing (4,4) ROAD TEST {R{O}ADTEST*}

DOWN

1   Labour's right is drivel (6) SLAVER {SLAVE}{R}

2   One section reportedly intended to be flat (9) APARTMENT {A}{PART}{(~meant)MENT}

3   New internee located leading to an understanding (7,8) ENTENTE CORDIALE*

4   Musician uses kapi, Ani strums inside (7) PIANIST [T]

6   Crooked antisocial robbed (billion lost) synthetic hormones (8,7) ANABOLIC STEROID {ANTISOCIAL+ROBbED}*

7   Lady at church has lock (5) LATCH {L}{AT}{CH}

8   Magician more upset about Roman Catholic English (8) SORCERER {SO{RC}{E}RER}

9   Press release covers copy, special records (6) PAPERS {P{APE}R}{S}

16 Drop in price housing European Community, turning constant (9) PRECIPICE {PR{EC}{PI<=}ICE}

17 Outage put crew in disturbance, guarding Ohio (5,3) POWER CUT {PUT+CREW}* over {O}

19 Brainless fusspot messes up a bet (4-2) TOSS-UP FUSsPOT*

20 Spot bachelor getting ordinary fake medicine (7) PLACEBO {PLACE}{B}{O}

21 Allow free lentils, not entirely (6) RELENT RE{LENTils} Error in the clue

23 Nobleman meets group of attorneys over noon (5) BARON {BAR}{O}{N}

Reference List

Pawn = P, Switzerland = CH, Son = S, Journo = ED, Right = R, Billion = B, Lady = L, Church = CH, Roman Catholic = RC, English = E, Press release = PR, Special = S, Bachelor = B, Ordinary = O, Over = O, Noon = N