Times Cryptic #26817

2017-08-30

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Across

1a

Share room, perhaps, with ringer in the bell-tower? (6,2)

6a

Look casually at hairy things, needing microscope ultimately (6)

9a

I control auntie, not wanting a tricky conversation (13)

10a

Keeping mum and boy in squat (6)

11a

Almost everyone having weapon at home good? Dreadful! (8)

13a

Competitor felt cheated somehow, first to be eliminated (10)

15a

Theatrical male in type of headgear (4)

16a

Vehicle taking load to one side of island (4)

18a

Identify Eastern item of furniture ready for sale (10)

21a

Groups getting evenobserve love lacking within (8)

22a

Quiet prayer, not right: a threat to life? (6)

23a

Has one got a recording? A detective's so excited (13)

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25a

Demonstrate during an Ashes match? (6)

26a

River to swell up round front of city train (8)

Down

2d

Mineral, mostly black and blue, collected by individual (7)

3d

Old boy upset over the amount dished out becomes an inconvenience (11)

4d

Bird plunged in water gets up (5)

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5d

Certificate and mug perhaps received by the head (7)

6d

Pests outside shed beginning to enrage Asian natives (9)

7d

Sorcery using bird with wings cut off (3)

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8d

Rose may have got up as one (7)

12d

Is hectic man running around without thinking? (11)

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14d

Agree on London footballer getting dismissed? (6,3)

17d

Adult to depart, having imbibed a very strong alcoholic drink (7)

19d

Car plunged under river, saynot for the first time (7)

20d

Thieves in small room with heartless shows of emotion (7)

22d

Permit English to be out of date (5)

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24d

Female ruined, with name destroyed (3)