Times Cryptic #26657

2017-02-24

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Across

1a

In this sort of voting, job often involves delivery (6,6)

8a

One housed in semi: feller in US town (7)

9a

Description of playful Sir Hugo? (7)

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11a

Presentation of image less stuffyalmost plain (7)

12a

Sweat-covered man in middle of field finding shamrock? (7)

13a

Confirm demise of vessel after shelling (3,2)

14a

Random opium use not ultimately causing rash (9)

16a

Dolphins enjoy poking elderly relative affectionately (9)

19a

Some knocked back teaone guzzled port (5)

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21a

Jumbo the setter's set mostly to trap people (7)

23a

Husband welcome, since brave (4-1-2)

24a

Sailor who Roman knight would make legendary king (7)

25a

Defiant remark: it follows comforting one (2,5)

26a

Young stand-in priest, purged of sin, insincere fellow (6,6)

Down

1d

Fish appearing in dock reversed shortage (7)

2d

Son with slight temperature avoids food colouring (7)

3d

Tensions exist in a European novel (9)

4d

Overenthusiastically toasted end of graduation in Lancaster? (5)

5d

Cut grey lining in case where pins are laid (3-4)

6d

Regularly used coercion, force, on foreign banker (7)

7d

Polish GP isn't, unfortunately, everything you'd wish for (8,4)

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10d

Asserts much more than control (4,4,4)

15d

Quickly giving compere stick if introductions mixed up (9)

17d

One who digs dirt concealed by a doctor (7)

18d

Swan interacting with mouse? New for a bird! (7)

19d

Dance music in Lent is too much (7)

20d

Rat seen moving extremely close (7)

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22d

German I note raised boy (5)