Daily Mail Cryptic #16603

2021-06-22

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Across

6a

Separate people you see mostly in flats here in US (9,5)

9a

Start to consume a beer going round plant (6)

10a

Polish book missing (8)

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11a

Look round dilapidated croft unscathed (4,4)

13a

Fancy leading heavyweight making a comeback (6)

15a

Series of notes - old church keeps one in box (6)

17a

It's heard in a block over in Cairo primarily (6)

19a

Turn up a soft fruit (6)

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20a

Reproduce middle of street, one in Greek island (8)

22a

Prosper, lacking nothing in grand residence (8)

24a

Lit up a white mark on show-jumper’s face (6)

26a

Could it be plain sailing for him? (8,6)

Down

1d

Capable owner of ground's political influence (7,2,5)

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2d

Regularly realign shower (4)

3d

The state one's in, having drunk port with us? (6)

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4d

Special shoe that's used by cook (8)

5d

Cut short weed (4)

7d

Symbol consisting of black line between two big spaces (6)

8d

Zionists in Crete ordered to sacrifice time for OAPs (6,8)

12d

Name winger with the French (5)

14d

Present story involving bishop (5)

16d

Roman poet brought in an upright instrument (8)

18d

Rugged Germans tucked into cold fish (6)

21d

150 are beginning to turn red (6)

23d

Opposing sides surround perfect hideaway (4)

25d

Tell story about minute tree (4)