Times Cryptic #26621

2017-01-13

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Across

1a

Swimmer is seen in a little water, say, with nothing on (5)

4a

Hurry with business lunch, then go back around end of afternoon (4,5)

9a

Stopped working, being penniless and sad (5,4)

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10a

TV programme shows very good French department (5)

11a

Very minor reverses in amateur play (6)

12a

Unmarried priest given stick entering church (8)

14a

Study noise of birds from Northern Europe (12)

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17a

No practical sort, he rushed about, getting bright red reportedly (12)

20a

Charles when speaking secures wig (8)

21a

Commotion near centre of Preston, close to university (6)

23a

Comic book craze I abandoned for good (5)

24a

Sports ground: area certain people set foot inside (9)

25a

Noticeably shrewd, admitting foreigner a short time later (9)

26a

Computer device rejected in some domiciles (5)

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Down

1d

Mystic scholar seen in taxi with top celebs? (8)

2d

Warehouse employee brought up as handle becomes weak (8)

3d

For the solver, a piece of cake (the canapes sound revolting) (4,3,4,4)

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4d

A rail company motto: "every second counts" (4)

5d

Reform overdue after fellow pulled the strings (10)

6d

Job seeker might show this past record of hard work? (11,4)

7d

One labouring principally in Middle Eastern territory? (6)

8d

Channel crossing's final part, say (6)

13d

Politician in a flash becoming unreliable (10)

15d

Do we hurry up, touring old film studios? (8)

16d

Newly-trained 2 now working (2,6)

18d

Rogues sleep under canvas on board ship (6)

19d

Mostly cursed large weed (6)

22d

Guy is steady, regularly so (4)