Times Cryptic #26736

2017-05-27

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Across

1a

Be stoical: carry in cocktail, rounding end of bar (4,3,4,2)

9a

Branch of maths briefly gripping new town in Herts (5)

10a

Three-fifths of Russian citizens have trouble getting sugar (9)

11a

Alarm went off across river, one that works at sea (10)

12a

Tailless bird flying over South African mountain (4)

14a

Passage from article, say, read at first in bar (7)

16a

One living in solitude, before widow's contribution (7)

17a

Agamemnon's son's place in old French art (7)

19a

Raving from Des, being enthralled (7)

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20a

Not a regiment backed in US city (4)

21a

From the French, apparently good message is loathsome (10)

24a

English divorcee feeding sheep in east, needing vet again? (2-7)

25a

A university woman beginning to organise sound reproduction (5)

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26a

Member of religious orderCharity Pecksniff, perhaps? (6,2,5)

Down

1d

Test public opinion: access the poll on line? (2,2,3,7)

2d

Woman involved in affair in Arkhangelsk? (5)

3d

Boniness of a northern bloke covering criminal trial (10)

4d

Fault making us resign without hesitation (7)

5d

Subjugate East European in Newcastle area (7)

6d

Aussie native going over top of Kilkenny Castle? (4)

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7d

Blast delivered by Welshman with name in jazz? (5,4)

8d

Enduring capacity to recall polysyllabic expressions? (4-4,6)

13d

Surprisingly she came with rum and a pipe (10)

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15d

Gloomy fellow included in expression of thanks (9)

18d

Fruitless steps taken to protect European king (7)

19d

Top commander up for a night initially in Italian resort (7)

22d

Air ace invited to join resistance? (5)

23d

Singer's perch, by the look of it (4)