Independent Cryptic #10904

2021-09-23

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Across

1a

What could produce minor hitch? (8)

5a

Twice yearly wife provides fruit (6)

9a

Varied crimes by worker? He must be one (9)

11a

Small lake sinks lower and lower (5)

12a

Character pockets money for annuity scheme (7)

13a

Everyone I must restrain runs fast (7)

14a

Notorious libertine composed sad, sad requiem (7,2,4)

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16a

Learning for toddlersa clue for Gran in it? (5-8)

20a

Briefly spray a lilac (7)

21a

Resenting competing alongside extremists in election (7)

23a

Plan one leaving board in a huff announced? (5)

24a

Do I hear a tail-ender finally bats, getting the runs? (9)

25a

Smart bar to east of Croatia's capital (6)

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26a

It makes star pupils slip up? Rats! (8)

Down

1d

Cotton shrinking upset Yankee (6)

2d

Minister going topless is a firing offence (5)

3d

Obstruction is brief? No way (7)

4d

Ate a cracking fish starter in restaurant, and to follow one beef dish (13)

6d

Excuse given by a bishop on crack (7)

7d

Crew heading off after year in stinking capital city (9)

8d

Backed minister to approve law, obtaining an easy victory (8)

10d

Flexible new star learned to change characters (13)

14d

Procession of cars round Democrat on the move? (9)

15d

So detective appears in long story divided into several parts (8)

17d

Get any swimming around Zulu river? (7)

18d

The opposite of how Milton wrote? (7)

19d

Bit of loose skin covered up by Italian garment (6)

22d

Images clicked on notebook's screen, first of all? (5)