Daily Mail Cryptic #16528

2021-03-09

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Across

6a

Type of gun conspiracy to guard current navigation aid (9,5)

9a

Old military protection which defends home (3,3)

10a

Employed in Paris, he’s involved in various duties (8)

11a

Relocate a clay-pit? That's unusual (8)

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13a

Back up provided, extremely accommodating (6)

15a

Big cat circles a rare box containing cords (6)

17a

Drain river, spearing fish (6)

19a

Witness agreement partially backing approval (6)

20a

Whiskey contributed to light head and indecency (8)

22a

Note received by more religious innkeeper (8)

24a

Fastest riders keep pace (6)

26a

Drilling nearby disrupted facility for readers (7,7)

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Down

1d

Unstable isotope cleared for detector at Jodrell Bank (5,9)

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2d

Eat out and suchlike at hotel (4)

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3d

It makes me sick to quote this writer? On the contrary (6)

4d

Long to secure one very brief performer (8)

5d

Female judge welcomed by eleven Pacific islands (4)

7d

Make disorderly rebellious louts start to explain (6)

8d

Need soft-shoe shuffle with a Yankee eventually (3,2,5,4)

12d

Analyse expected scores by golfer at end of game (5)

14d

Arrest bankrupt concealing name (3,2)

16d

It supplies energy, even when Mike comes in (8)

18d

More than one mate tours Louvre on odd occasions (6)

21d

Cooking ingredient used to be somewhat incomplete (6)

23d

Nelson’s circular movement at sea (4)

25d

Horse excavates core of mountain ash (4)