Times Cryptic #26699

2017-04-14

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Across

1a

In retreat, king studies one British or German statesman (8)

5a

A pair of dukes but not of perverts (6)

9a

Some returning Huguenots'll import a heavy burden (9)

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11a

Article shaped like egg, not the first for duck (5)

12a

Get a grip with this online nuisance having name for each medium (7)

13a

Knife cut back across the male's brain (7)

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14a

With rings around, is after that integrated circuit training (13)

16a

Helper in turn enlisted by aristocratic young doctor (13)

20a

Dock made hard to protect parking building's tower (7)

21a

"Truth" I attached to internal discord (7)

23a

Someone protected retiring Liberal, in a manner of speaking (5)

24a

City ends a loose alliance (9)

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25a

Fake European man's left dotty old one (6)

26a

Act to keep carbon-bearing coal down (8)

Down

1d

Puzzle to inspire poet? (6)

2d

Latin moves a hack to come up short (5)

3d

Magazine containing toxic stuff has one chapter deleted (7)

4d

Leaving university, music's played with her trios: she'll lead singers (13)

6d

Row from wide river bend (7)

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7d

No smart person, a Scotsman or southern European (9)

8d

Actor James? What about him lifting extra food? (4,4)

10d

Border control giving shocking power? (8,5)

14d

Cold, flat area added to north-eastern hilly region (9)

15d

Island turf acquired by grand in instalments (8)

17d

Urge Left to block terror application (7)

18d

Dispose of serial production, retaining 100 (7)

19d

New note in rectangular space, initially unseen, ignored by addressee? (6)

22d

Sloshed paint is out of place (5)

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