Daily Mail Cryptic #16273

2020-03-17

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Across

6a

Cooked meals with mint sauce? Perfection! (14)

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9a

Spiritual leader's three letters in proper sequence (6)

10a

Old lines including head office's protective footwear (8)

11a

Last speech records cover paper EU rejected (8)

13a

Turn on old computer systems in church (6)

15a

Challenge one politician brandishing gun (6)

17a

Visit college, exhausted (4,2)

19a

Lacking resistance, lost way but didn't leave (6)

20a

Straggly shrub hides big English rambler maybe (8)

22a

Insectivore initially has advantage on pig (8)

24a

Outstanding Blue Berets help to protect priest (6)

26a

Catch son falling on British section of canal (9,5)

Down

1d

Police officer's job blow (14)

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2d

Surrounded by assistance, Mark's brought in (4)

3d

Work in theatre as deputy? (6)

4d

Local letter about windy Crete and suchlike (2,6)

5d

Old star lifted load (4)

7d

Thief's dealing with device when climbing (6)

8d

They support people filming the countryside (8,6)

12d

Insolent rowdy pupil with no uniform last in history (5)

14d

Big cheese is standing in club election (5)

16d

I'd gold displayed around church for sponsored kid (8)

18d

Start round one in refurbished ring (6)

21d

Small and plump or short and broad (6)

23d

Big American boxing match (4)

25d

Rugby player or supporter (4)