Daily Mail Cryptic #16368

2020-07-28

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Across

6a

I phone up directors about clubs after article in press (6,8)

9a

Uniform, black, in working order (6)

10a

Altruistic fellow goes in to dispose of English ship (8)

11a

Arab horse is brought in by one First Lady in distress (8)

13a

Prisoner of war hides sick supporter in bed (6)

15a

Minister, beginning to panic, tries reforms (6)

17a

Avoid heart operation perhaps (6)

19a

Changing room largely ugly at first - this brightens it up (6)

20a

Check underground laboratory container (4,4)

22a

Yob initially has ball in gaol after correction (8)

24a

Cryptic clue for Lily abandoned? (6)

26a

Reformed choir rang agent to get church music (9,5)

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Down

1d

Sam and Paula Rogers somehow manipulating business? (7,7)

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2d

Taxi collects rare seafood (4)

3d

Extension in which old queen hosts former lover (6)

4d

Sleepy eccentric sleuth's probing nervous disorder (8)

5d

Turn over snack (4)

7d

Doctor traces sugar container (6)

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8d

Blame is tinier, possibly misplaced (14)

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12d

One's protected by nasty horn (5)

14d

Section of mobile antenna tilted over (5)

16d

Slob hit Irish policeman endlessly (8)

18d

Part of poem celebrates Tanzania to some extent (6)

21d

Choose religious cult to impress the French (6)

23d

Small bricks etc, say, left over outside (4)

25d

Tidy angler originally opens his trap (4)