Times Cryptic #26814

2017-08-26

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Across

1a

Top Gear star appearing with famous interviewer and footballer (6,4)

6a

Pleased with oneself, having succeeded with attack (4)

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10a

What Green is making sacrifice? (5)

11a

Club Polish joined, say, after coming west (4,5)

12a

Boy turned hitch-hiker to get where he wants to go? (14)

14a

Fish wrongly done after having bits taken off? (7)

15a

Fluctuating that involves one in endless meditation? (2-5)

17a

Sauce boat lifted (7)

19a

Mark of some relevance? Yes, potentially (7)

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20a

Receiving delivery when someone rings before ten (5,2,3,4)

23a

Ignore an old, decrepit, statesman (9)

24a

Article that's seized by bird (5)

25a

He had a list put out twice (2-2)

26a

People there groomed and neat, etc (10)

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Down

1d

Sort of condition that's set in stone (4)

2d

Thinnest bolt has to fit inside casing (9)

3d

Hairdo often too elaborate for a start? (1,4,2,3,4)

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4d

Book is one that's got abridged about one of the Bourbons? (7)

5d

He's no longer happy if forgetting name? (7)

7d

Oil press for two (5)

8d

Guzzler sounding high after opening gallon bottle (6,4)

9d

Input device in question intricately worked by tray close to cable (6,8)

13d

Bird, when on corner, to gesture defiantly (4,1,5)

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16d

Drive up motorway, turning left before hill (9)

18d

A tip: dry ground is something worth digging (3,4)

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19d

French in luck after missing initial boost (7)

21d

Jumper may have this very small victory margin (1,4)

22d

Got nicked regularly, but no more? (4)