| Clues across |
| 8 | Commercial outlet in weeks before Christmas (6) |
| 9 | Obtained without working, although working near dune (8) |
| 10 | Crouched and occupied empty house (8) |
| 11 | East gable is damaged by dog (6) |
| 12 | Cataclysmic event makes world tremble (10) |
| 14 | Vein of mineral ore – a large amount, we hear (4) |
| 15 | Indian governor turns back on telephone engineer getting equipment for laboratory (4-3) |
| 17 | Reorganise destiny to get degree of solidity (7) |
| 20 | Pointed remark could get you hooked (4) |
| 22 | Use this to pre-set appliance and measure speed of whip (4,6) |
| 24 | Untidy chap’s nape (6) |
| 25 | Lied badly, wearing grey in a voracious manner (8) |
| 27 | Number of letters taken from number of clue (8) |
| 28 | Start polishing broken nails? These are quite flat (6) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Sufficient and almost equal in present day, note (8) |
| 2 | Trapped, losing power? Turn back and quit! (6) |
| 3 | Son loses hat? No, the other way round – leave it alone! (4) |
| 4 | Laid student body over time-indicator (7) |
| 5 | Lessen beef, perhaps, to cause loss of strength (10) |
| 6 | Leeds rat runs around works with foot (8) |
| 7 | Satan, perhaps, disturbed whilst seizing first of enemies, utters this sort of threat (6) |
| 13 | Expressed the size if quiet and confused (10) |
| 16 | Toiled when our blade was broken (8) |
| 18 | Coming to grips with cat turning up on monarch clutching leader of Lords (8) |
| 19 | Suppose I’m sitting on top of a trap with first of elephants (7) |
| 21 | Part of circle, given a twitch, becomes a circle (6) |
| 23 | American state loses a native of another country (6) |
| 26 | See portion of Khafre’s pyramid (4) |
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