Daily Mail Cryptic #16923

2022-09-13

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Across

6a

Quirky wedding beside a lake surrounding nunnery (14)

9a

Lay at first in bed mostly the worse for wear (6)

10a

Suppress the short races in part (8)

11a

Men only put in reduced bid behind the scenes (8)

13a

I have something to eat after duck (6)

15a

One’s knackered touring Australia? Take a nap (6)

17a

Funny story about English aphrodisiac? (6)

19a

Seize someone's bed containing genetic material (6)

20a

A metaphor is meant to comprise a pithy expression (8)

22a

Offensive articles by graduate (8)

24a

One participates in beam as fit as a fiddle, say (6)

26a

Papers I study with Italian recalled tale about American (14)

Down

1d

Flashy and loud with fine bust, like figure-hugging clothing (5,9)

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2d

Racecourse bans a Glaswegian perhaps (4)

3d

Wool supplier’s new in Athens marketplace (6)

4d

Cultivate tiny tree for donkey's years (8)

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5d

Mail initially stuffed in pocket (4)

7d

European runs into upset judge (6)

8d

Sport I’ll win with strangle potentially? (3,2,9)

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12d

Small instrument, like 3 (5)

14d

Decide to dispense with mine that's put off (5)

16d

An unknown number of people managed to ignore old popular flyer (8)

18d

Trip to see game in South Africa arranged to bypass Cape (6)

21d

Cavalryman originally had one in Russia formerly (6)

23d

Savour endless dance (4)

25d

Bloke hides one water-carrier (4)