Times Cryptic #26873

2017-11-03

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Across

1a

Pick up wood with odd bits of bark in desolation (10)

6a

Something instrumental in rejection of neo-bourgeoisie (4)

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10a

Satisfied about pattern of stress (5)

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11a

Fake news's ending with one smear having recently come in (9)

12a

Notes certain company in card game providing stressful situation (8,6)

14a

Confident when Communist tours Soviet Union's capitals (7)

15a

Links support with leaders of nation after general election, probably in minority? (7)

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17a

Drum out tosser, roughly at first (7)

19a

Ring dispatcher to tangle with endless love (7)

20a

Multinational payment arrangement enclosed in one-way fare from Asia (6,8)

23a

Make compatible drug, concentrated in nettle (9)

24a

Three-line form reported power grab at top level? (5)

25a

Sparsely separates these charactersvictims (4)

26a

No upright member of holy Eastern church backing its symbol? (10)

Down

1d

Strike to get time off for depression (4)

2d

Marks for special attention inefficiency, with cut leading to dangers (9)

3d

Book from finance departments, that is coming up light (8,6)

4d

Echo and start to spread in turn? (7)

5d

Support for upper body member in seat (7)

7d

Riband's middle strip over patterned cloth (5)

8d

Past packs go bad under more mature fruit (10)

9d

Disorderly house interrupting finished actor (3,4,3,4)

13d

Eyeball components swivelling, which holds face in place? (10)

16d

What food enhancer containing Charlie might be? (9)

18d

More like Stones with a heavier beat? (7)

19d

More than one mouthful of mushrooms, gobbling seconds (7)

21d

Suitable position hospital's got in NHS advisory body (5)

22d

Project Fear's secondary element for unwelcome arrival in Britain? (4)

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