Daily Mail Cryptic #16498

2021-01-26

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Across

6a

After salad, diner hosts a top NASA employee? (6,8)

9a

Language not entirely relevant (6)

10a

Herb carries jug and waste pipes (8)

11a

Unionist grandee surprisingly not qualified to vote (8)

13a

One European's in prison for a very long period (3,3)

15a

Slowly change colt perhaps, avoiding extremes (6)

17a

Calm temperament of Prince and Queen crossing stage (6)

19a

Banquet in ranch (6)

20a

Public individual's subtle quality (8)

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22a

Don't reveal how wrestler immobilises opponent (8)

24a

See road rage intervening on way back (6)

26a

Poor present upset boy directly (6,2,6)

Down

1d

Foolishly, peers interfere in capitalist system (4,10)

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2d

Fraud requires special charm in odd places (4)

3d

Woman's involved in a breakthrough (6)

4d

Dismissed route said to be more significant (8)

5d

Heading off, Wilde makes mark (4)

7d

Rules seem to be restricting tenant (6)

8d

Band showing promise to employ training nonetheless (10,4)

12d

Rod summoned up energy to run away (5)

14d

What pilot may have to do in English plane over Cuba? (5)

16d

Recording sextet performing around Spain (8)

18d

Gangster loves witchcraft (6)

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21d

Apprentice skips beginning profitable job (6)

23d

Hull hospital's on river (4)

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25d

Mapmakers seen in Grand Hotel? That surprises me (4)