Times Cryptic #26771

2017-07-07

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Across

1a

Charles Martel's heading for great breach (5)

4a

You no longer must wear breeches in sweaty place (8)

8a

Fancy Dublin manor's home to Queen Elizabeth the First and Second? (7,7)

10a

Takes in food covered in spots, an unsavoury quality (9)

11a

Characters in flamboyant unicyclist's garment (5)

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12a

One in shop is helping (6)

14a

No more butter? Starter from Italy is meat (8)

17a

Maybe Lady Macbeth's wrong to follow cast off (3-5)

18a

Queen wanting Arsenal's sides to toughen up (6)

20a

Stand in line, with no trouble going to the front (5)

22a

Count welcomes old partners bidding for agreement (9)

24a

Tell alert saver to change dubious account (10,4)

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25a

Pitch from US government's leader to get free press (8)

26a

Professional leaving right and left boot out (5)

Down

1d

Piqued person who helps actor for TV (5-7)

2d

Go off with clumsy gait, putting away whiskey (5)

3d

Monstrous creature into cream crackers (9)

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4d

Solver needing minutes to fill in gaps (6)

5d

Marshalling yard shut for a time (8)

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6d

Go round river, with notice about passing around (5)

7d

Weight loss, say, from period of psychiatry? (9)

9d

A cold fish accepting woman's weakness (8,4)

13d

Time firm's restrained by stern money handler (9)

15d

Figure backing East German city state (9)

16d

O is this kind of letter (8)

19d

Rent out cracking home for novice worker (6)

21d

Wild clip uncovered, short film (5)

23d

Quiet way to speak about a cheat (5)