Times Cryptic #26797

2017-08-07

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Across

1a

Reserve determined to lead top team (3,5)

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5a

After grabbing a hand, young 3 settled? (4,2)

9a

Carries out minimal bed-making duties and scarpers (4,1,4)

11a

Portion of soupa staple part of Italian diet (5)

12a

How like a boy, rejecting first portions of healthy food? (7)

13a

Class longing to finish early after half-term (5-2)

14a

Literary works allowed by Bronte to be read aloud: very French! (6-7)

16a

Brief extract from Wagner opera in defence of war (9,4)

20a

Girl having trouble on a rock, falling back (7)

21a

A French drink, popular and free (7)

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23a

Astronaut's depression, reaching end of mission (5)

24a

Pervert saw more in Playboy (9)

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25a

Fight thugs regularly, getting very nearly killed (6)

26a

Colourful display in lines by English author (8)

Down

1d

Seat that's divine obtained in auction (6)

2d

Walk about area within Telford's borders (5)

3d

Container for food that is eaten by extremely small dog (7)

4d

Relative wearing adult hot pants (8-2-3)

6d

Revised atlas includes public house that's found on the way (7)

7d

Release chief detained by inspector and sergeant (9)

8d

Least decorative arrangement of pantiles (8)

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10d

Glass, kept in confined space to begin with: one's found in the kitchen (13)

14d

Muscular appearance of worker maybe on magnificent ship (9)

15d

Travel behind vehicle through estateit moves very slowly (8)

17d

Soft soap, something to wash with (7)

18d

Anger in church about archdeacon's being uninitiated (7)

19d

Unpleasantly critical and scornful initially, like a police informant? (6)

22d

Porter perhaps is blocking that gangway (5)