Daily Mail Cryptic #16863

2022-06-21

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Across

6a

Direction taken by old PM twice ruffled 'wets' (5,9)

9a

Niche in which to exhibit small Ceres bust? (6)

10a

Personal assistant put in vehicle expert's hard top (8)

11a

A terrible pity about Latin becoming uncommon (8)

13a

Pressure line is next to old pub (6)

15a

Free a French boxer left inside (6)

17a

Disease of leading groups of typical hussars (6)

19a

Agitate jockey's supporter right away (4,2)

20a

Claim recent changes in gym (8)

22a

Block old boy's story about Conservative (8)

24a

Cyprus importing German chap's fruit (6)

26a

It's irrelevant where units and tenths appear (6,3,5)

Down

1d

I’d built centres in other places, made to last (14)

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2d

24 perhaps in middle of street (4)

3d

Ordered chips containing unknown rare drug (6)

4d

It takes yonks cultivating tree in borders of Turkey (8)

5d

Exchange hands when climbing (4)

7d

Mystical old sect admitting Catholic (6)

8d

Yes, it’s crucial possibly when nothing's coming in (6,8)

12d

Player needing wind to defeat her, never mind husband (5)

14d

Buff coach and horse every so often (5)

16d

Analysed university study about introducing wolves, say (8)

18d

Address waste water invading small church (6)

21d

Avoid leak (6)

23d

Drive right into dump (4)

25d

Nasty feature of remote village (4)