Independent Cryptic #1686

2022-06-19

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Across

8a

Citizen having say in veto (8)

9a

Set in middle of the forest (6)

10a

Stays with rector in part of Orinoco settlement (6)

11a

Commander has simple beef (8)

12a

Sweep around everyone in dance venue (8)

13a

Live on edge (6)

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14a

A far larger squat is converted into tourist attraction (9,6)

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18a

Saints accepting high church feature (6)

20a

Sad description of featherless duck? (8)

23a

Individual against replacing detective's building material (8)

24a

See river terrace (6)

25a

Egg scandal involves Kairos (6)

26a

Choreographed adept can perform this way (3,5)

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Down

1d

What may be worn by Iron Lady (6)

2d

Where lines of tenors may be seen (4,4)

3d

Brother describes leading restaurant (6)

4d

Rules what an officer may do under canvas? (3,12)

5d

Fancies ring given to Ethiopian prince (8)

6d

Trains West African baboons (6)

7d

Live with more feral fox (8)

15d

What pub low on stock may do briefly is prudent (8)

16d

Light infantry gun soldiers returned to old magazine (8)

17d

A muscle's strained holding North American figurehead (5,3)

19d

Legal right to possess chestnut fungus and alga (6)

21d

Wife assists young men (6)

22d

Drawing of king hidden in ramshackle chest (6)