Daily Mail Cryptic #16513

2021-02-16

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Across

6a

Directions fool dodgy dealer about to enter media event (4,10)

9a

Not taking sides having spent time dealing with nerves (6)

10a

Evil people finally loot cellar (8)

11a

Learned old coin is found in river on way back (8)

13a

A group of directors at sea maybe (6)

15a

Fix soft illumination (6)

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17a

Small charge to cross river walk (6)

19a

Tell where pupils are 11 (6)

20a

Different commercial covering different stores (8)

22a

British tennis player defends chief sidekick (8)

24a

Housing development in Maryland, say, cryptically (6)

26a

Actors follow this heading for coach (5,9)

Down

1d

I needn’t pretend bats are relying on each other (14)

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2d

Top missing from waste pipe? Get jug (4)

3d

Old fool traps European cat (6)

4d

Singer's beginning after looking embarrassed (8)

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5d

Hilary, say, is accommodated in water mill (4)

7d

Insignificant person's defence in murder trial? (6)

8d

Miscalculated rental in finagling house-warming (7,7)

12d

Prominent feature of cut fabric (5)

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14d

Old grave, 21? (5)

16d

Crudely fashioned scrawled memo fooled English guards (4,4)

18d

Censor's standard (6)

21d

Small fish, horrible smell (6)

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23d

Cell about to mature (4)

25d

Double selection of dessert wines (4)