Daily Mail Cryptic #16403

2020-09-15

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Across

6a

Prepare to fight cases involving Waterloo, say (6,8)

9a

The Spanish complain about being powerless (6)

10a

Reproduce heart of forest area in Greek island (8)

11a

Planes produce these, having landed in middle of Russia (8)

13a

Station director to use all bar first of mikes (6)

15a

Remove leading batsman (6)

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17a

Some shrug and admit it's somewhere in Africa (6)

19a

Riding endlessly on island, it covers main bits only (6)

20a

Perhaps siren call distracted king in play (3,5)

22a

Former PM is next to Arab over in food shop (8)

24a

Tiny rocks covering church's fine detail (6)

26a

Linnets getting nasty itch after touching this? (8,6)

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Down

1d

Is he vain, with talcum sprinkled everywhere? (4,10)

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2d

First of torpedoes splits boat - it's the end (4)

3d

Illicit spirit bottle regularly hidden by writer (6)

4d

Monitor timer on track (8)

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5d

Kid's strength reported (4)

7d

Put pressure on second lock (6)

8d

Many stand for this citizen soldier on border (8,6)

12d

Clever Dick inspires Italian barman? (5)

14d

Like the fine one gets parking on northbound section of carriageway? (5)

16d

Dressing not recorded among colonials, ignoring the odds (5,3)

18d

Intrepid pet, not large (6)

21d

Hang around lake in Germany? Lots leave (6)

23d

Old character initially rejects a female in Paris (4)

25d

Musical acts appear in different order (4)

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