Not The Saturday Prize Puzzle

NTSPP - 415 by Gazza
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  •  1  Gripped by the ear and given a smack (6)

  •  5  Struggling? Press One for answer (8)

  •  9  Number Ten's backing cable network (8)

  • 10 Mark and Adam disturbed by film (3,3)

  • 11 Rudely pokes around stage and struts about (5-5)

  • 12 Derelict house providing accommodation for second person (4)

  • 13 Resorted to cunning ruse in contract (8)

  • 16 Depressed French artist travels west carrying what's left of goods (6)

  • 17 Britain leads United States in committal proceedings (6)

  • 19 Confounded figure out on bail regularly (8)

  • 21 Struggle with concept ... (4)

  • 22 ... of giving chocolate (4,6)

  • 25 Releases cry of encouragement (4,2)

  • 26 Thus China becomes a weak ... (8)

  • 27 ... power, sure to be broken by Frenchman's extensive range (8)

  • 28 Number ten, short of century, centrally contracted by Essex coach (6)

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  •  2  Inclined to throw up excessively every year (3,2)

  •  3  Uncovers what bats and sloths do! (5)

  •  4  House is dirty after 24 hours being unoccupied (7)

  •  5  Tire of Trump having superficial make-over (7)

  •  6  Crack troops taking out most of change in Russian drinks machine for snacks (7)

  •  7  Veteran's an experienced producer? (3,6)

  •  8  Casualty could be pensioner during very quiet period ... (4,5)

  • 14 ... see about American brought in breathing in a perplexing way (9)

  • 15 Erased detail was reconstructed (4,5)

  • 18 Nimble, returning supremo's silk clothes (7)

  • 19 Swear briefly following facts becoming clear (2,5)

  • 20 Fellow director's call for dissension (7)

  • 23 Macron's refusal to curb party political extremists is material (5)

  • 24 What's needed when one's not up to the mark (5)

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