Cryptic Crossword - Economic Times New Delhi (9324 of 28-06-2025) - Fillable and with solution

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Across:
1 Shoot stops for ‘Friends’ in New York (7)
5 Regard as likely former drill in front of court (6)
9 Sneer possibly about new area for trap (7)
10 Payment nothing, it’s said locally, in U.S. state capital (7)
11 Scottish church restricted alcoholic drink (3)
12 Swear strike affected aquatic sports figures (5-6)
13 Simple area of land with few trees (5)
14 Small poles I twice adjusted to keep pressure in part of a sewage ssystem (4,5)
16 Fellow distorting a reality in traditional story (5,4)
17 Deluge in Cornish area trailed by a politician (5)
19 Battle in back close to factory for hardline conservative (11)
22 Having a complaint distilled in part? (3)
23 Loosely step in to acquire page and excerpt of text (7)
24 Ideal finish (7)
26 Irritable informer kept in surroundings of secrecy (6)
27 Extras on back of job getting positive response (3,4)

Down:
1 End term and part company? (5,2)
2 Chaos? It’s indoors again after disruption (15)
3 Male having some fair appeal (3)
4 Exhausted writer wearing jacket for shoot (5)
5 Peer exits ground, showing skill (9)
6 Place supported by Kelvin has cheap supported wine (5)
7 Vet men topically for broadcast in a thoughtful way (15)
8 Lives with departures to seal end of deals (6)
12 In turn, show awareness of end of pathway that’s crooked (5)
14 Weary host is confused describing a proper boat? (9)
15 Colourless food with a savoury filling (5)
16 Fine soldiers set to battle in wood (6)
18 Leap? It’s designed for system of exercises (7)
20 Hoofed mammal, one caught in devious trap (5)
21 Greatly dismay a parish priest with a liberal (5)
25 First off, pull piece of cloth (3)
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