Times Cryptic #26804

2017-08-15

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Across

1a

Is he working with sampan, requiring this? (10)

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7a

Yarn from Times employees joining paper (4)

9a

Slap isn't commonly on hand, keeping right back (8)

10a

Old doctor content to leave Indian root (6)

11a

Figure's rather heavy, not wide (6)

13a

Pressure group pocketing cash and running off (8)

14a

Foreign money, yen, accepted by no French doctor (12)

17a

Helping car run in stopping place (12)

20a

Design is formerly held in vice for shaping (8)

21a

Maybe duck attack by criminal (6)

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22a

Architect welcoming return of artist's colony (6)

23a

Go and admire translated bit of kanji? (8)

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25a

Sailors on exercises in waves (4)

26a

Novel twist of fate does entertain in extremis (4,2,4)

Down

2d

Person testing ditch, climbing on digger (8)

3d

Cleaner Englishman is bowled over (3)

4d

Loud individual with curious clothing (5)

5d

Rebellious warrior in stirrups to hurry up (7)

6d

Overcharge for help when driving in wood (9)

7d

Old London bigwig opening for Warwickshire, scoring century (11)

8d

Starter of nectarine slices cooked in China (6)

12d

Wasted cash consuming a drink? Another is reckless (5-6)

15d

Awareness one is overwhelmed by life, say (9)

16d

Partner's accommodated at home after refusal to propose (8)

18d

Group that is breaking glasses (7)

19d

A lot of extra alcohol or spirits (6)

21d

Military leader adopting Leninist principles (5)

24d

Well I never shortened anorak (3)