Daily Mail Cryptic #16553

2021-04-13

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Across

6a

Immoderate council bans one broadcast (14)

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9a

Cross, extremely haughty, newly-wed last to leave (6)

10a

Moral tale largely involved with love (8)

11a

Cargo of special fruit intended to be picked up ... (8)

13a

... put on board with lots of money (6)

15a

Cheer old soldiers in country dance (6)

17a

First half of hypnotherapy involved snake (6)

19a

Show where learner drivers end up? (6)

20a

Witness old boy with waiter in New York (8)

22a

Intimidate new theatre nurse at first (8)

24a

Shrewd state managed to hide uranium (6)

26a

Exit, for instance, where coach is going? (5,9)

Down

1d

End conflict and that butchery he ordered (4,3,7)

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2d

Damage statuette, removing its head (4)

3d

Nervous individual with dagger occasionally (2,4)

4d

Offensive drama producing criminal behaviour (4,4)

5d

Person who admires German canine perhaps (4)

7d

24, keen to steal a newspaper (6)

8d

Section of canal spoils interesting lea (5,9)

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12d

Investigate unmanned spacecraft (5)

14d

Arab horse to a certain extent can’t stand (5)

16d

Height affords space if leaders swap places (8)

18d

Trap one of four in square (6)

21d

Grab scrap (6)

23d

Monster turns up for that reason (4)

25d

Ass suddenly moves front half only (4)