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Across: 1 Supporter protects a soft young tree (7)
5 Slapdash and uneven in cast (6)
9 Foodstuffs left beside broken bottles (7)
10 Thorough department in hospital is inspiring (2-5)
11 Eggs of avocet half turned (3)
12 Scatty boss loved the Spanish artery perhaps (5,6)
13 Sister managed without a single lock (5)
14 Army tapes strange person disbursing wages (9)
16 Uncompromising type’s bad luck changing finally (9)
17 Stand-in edits most of column (5)
19 Short journey by American’s completed quickly (11)
22 Private Welshman wastes energy (3)
23 Headlight reveals a British flower beside old U.S. city (7)
24 Student left profitable activity (7)
26 Kiss Eileen audibly, producing hydrocarbon (6)
27 Note rate on way back, like some depressed viewers? (4-3)
Down: 1 Look for floor in Brussels group’s taken over (4,3)
2 I own this belt, cap and uniform in service perhaps? (7,8)
3 Needing unlimited pills? (3)
4 Joe’s second gadget (5)
5 Derry’s managed to secure staple item in laundry (4,5)
6 Soldier stripped person who’s getting on (5)
7 Set down stories — they should attract interest (7,8)
8 Ocean-going vessel with sounder (6)
12 Herb is in laboratory, upset (5)
14 Bore to talk idly about European final (9)
15 Lots of maps here showing mountains (5)
16 Bray man beginning to eat wild fruit (3-3)
18 Raiment designed for tower of mosque (7)
20 Compelled peace advocate to host radical (5)
21 Lubricated old light I installed (5)
25 Get shot of ancient tool (3)
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