Daily Mail Cryptic #16283

2020-03-31

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Across

6a

Presently in job that's bound to end in failure (2,3,9)

9a

Former producer of light cloak (6)

10a

House member's relief managed to retain record (4,4)

11a

Hearten English crew going round striking (8)

13a

Successfully outbid doctor carrying unlimited cash (6)

15a

Soporific words spoiled last part of story (6)

17a

To intervene, priest cracks beer mug (4,2)

19a

Cook meat with eg egg for one (6)

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20a

Rude hymn transformed into free verse (8)

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22a

Writer’s entertaining working ladies, hoping for the best (8)

24a

Dietician recommends these trimmed parts of course (6)

26a

Banks regularly send out these house rules (8,6)

Down

1d

Playing this, I bet on and dream, going bust (3,5,6)

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2d

Yanks turn up to study hard (4)

3d

Plan to finish one lot of books first (6)

4d

Tea party's riotous fun in bay (8)

5d

Stage favourites doing somersault (4)

7d

Female leaves Baltic country but not by sea (6)

8d

Old writer cared for head, showing tolerance (4,10)

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12d

Australian individual's invigorating air (5)

14d

Spry current parish priest cuts last letters up (5)

16d

Exact exercises appear in science-fiction comic finally (8)

18d

Upend stone cask to reveal spice (6)

21d

Respect drag queen doing a turn (6)

23d

My uncle's wife's beginning to abandon favourite spot (4)

25d

Old PM's eastern lair (4)