Times Cryptic #26623

2017-01-16

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Across

1a

Former problem reported with porridge (8)

5a

Catch separate bridge players turning over (6)

9a

We personally use lovers badly (9)

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11a

Victoriaa queen and head of church (5)

12a

A sign of rank cheese, one left unfinished (7)

13a

Gleeman arranged a varied selection (7)

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14a

Contract arrived with Royal Academy for picture provider (7,6)

16a

Beer girl might put specially for chap who's cheating? (13)

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20a

Plant blooming fragrantly on the house I had in South Africa (7)

21a

Adult to plead guilty after regular letters from girl? (5-2)

23a

Drab colour of old terminal (5)

24a

What might make uneasy UN fairly relaxed? (4-5)

25a

Offer old useless item that fan's abandoned (6)

26a

A hire fee follows computer programme patent (8)

Down

1d

Candle holder about to get inserted into cake (6)

2d

Join forces, working finally in pool (5)

3d

Algebraic proof has them almost more confused (7)

4d

Mean measure of second French wine resulted in great anger (6,7)

6d

Story is not any volume by Fitzgerald? (7)

7d

Tale teller gets Conservative inside to desert Europe (9)

8d

Cheese one's left hosts served in bowl (8)

10d

An odd situation has arisen with one of your setter's drinks? (9,2,2)

14d

Standard clubs must have interior redesigned (9)

15d

Town with people working on ring road (8)

17d

Book half-finished by excellent biographer (7)

18d

State of Washington perhaps reduced current area (7)

19d

Be furious about fit for plug (6)

22d

Wound up when deprived of large racket (5)