Daily Mail Cryptic #16688

2021-10-19

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Across

6a

Prepare to fight lawsuits involving Waterloo for one (6,8)

9a

A lecturer is a good-looking guy (6)

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10a

Order one university to probe strange element (8)

11a

State pursues party gift (8)

13a

Bar student learned with difficulty to inspire esteem (6)

15a

Curt priest in turban almost turned back (6)

17a

Pelt round game track in winter? (3,3)

19a

Scribble small stroke (6)

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20a

First of all, yttrium changes, reaching full development (8)

22a

A large fellow gets bad score in the Open (8)

24a

Drink, say, is going back after I quit (6)

26a

Where hands go all day and all night? (6,3,5)

Down

1d

Distribute circular with ads about cells affecting the heart (14)

2d

Stagger time in newspaper (4)

3d

Snooty type upended first-class miniaturised plant (6)

4d

First light up poster on rebuilt bakery (8)

5d

Do the twist with popular duke (4)

7d

Calm badger seen wandering round about (6)

8d

UK learners won't fancy IT systems based on personal wiring (6,8)

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12d

Bar the odd bits, savour steak - there's a lot of blood in it (5)

14d

It's more urgent to free up engineer's clothing (5)

16d

Mate is adept after dropping gymnastics for fencing (8)

18d

Even put hole in small flier (6)

21d

Angler finally spears fish in Channel (6)

23d

Short way to defeat (4)

25d

Where convict's put up, having nicked ring? (4)