Times Cryptic #26680

2017-03-23

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Across

1a

Standard period over which environmental warming occurs (10)

6a

Bird family group returns to island (4)

10a

One's taken in by mostly routine philosopher (5)

11a

God nearly shut up dwarf in Wagner stage show (9)

12a

Mother parrot close to attack? Keep going (4,1,5,2,2)

14a

No one with faith involved in robbery (7)

15a

Concern with pilots having to work regular routes (7)

17a

Cut bad writer was taken back (7)

19a

A lot of pressure backing a fine stone pub (7)

20a

Limit copulating freely? Not good for increasing numbers (14)

23a

Felt a hero in large body of soldiers (9)

24a

English monarch dismissing Republican mathematician (5)

25a

Simple banning talk from illicit drinking den (4)

26a

Sixty hearts cut into middle of oak? (10)

Down

1d

Small tree used to make window frame (4)

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2d

My old walk initially is consequence of muscle disease (9)

3d

Clubs invested in St Cecilia ales brewed in the church (14)

4d

Hairstyle that's first rate for sailors (7)

5d

Work at the centre of Paraguayan capital (7)

7d

Short note attached to cheese (5)

8d

Love son having skill to grab small article (10)

9d

What's bluff just between Scots river and loch (14)

13d

Doubter not going all the way in story is understandable (10)

16d

Oil rig mob wrecked in confused situation (9)

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18d

Current uprising is hard and ferocious (7)

19d

Many upset with EEC in the city once (7)

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21d

Tailless parasite covering head of tulip plant (5)

22d

Time to regret being straight (4)

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