Times Cryptic #26879

2017-11-10

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Across

1a

Large bike shifting with car moving to the side (8)

5a

Trail leading away from street in Irish port (6)

9a

Pop group we hear in Brighton, for example, sticks out? (4,4)

10a

Go on hike, causing commotion (6)

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12a

Explosive aftermath features constant booming around compartment (8,5)

15a

Threadbare children: yours, not ours! (5)

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16a

To use household appliance, mother finds great power source (6,3)

17a

Benefit to be had saving pennies in, say, 40s and 50s? (6,3)

19a

Capital made of short time with King (5)

20a

Keep buzzer close to television after power failure? (5-4-4)

22a

Place for post: best inside ring? (6)

23a

Guerrilla force once coveting tanks (4,4)

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25a

Pet butterfly? (6)

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26a

Without solicitors, international body to attempt retreat (8)

Down

1d

Gene set Henry right, filling Perry in a little (10)

2d

Bender that couples went on in ancient times, it's said (3)

3d

Valance, perhaps, having no ties (7)

4d

Top dog in the humanities etc, with no time for one in a suit? (4,2,6)

6d

Authorise software range (7)

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7d

Keen to be got out of this massacre site? (7,4)

8d

Vote against reversing good, positive principle (4)

11d

Old person's gone off with raincoat (12)

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13d

Driver's guide's short swimming trunks matched Cockney woman's (11)

14d

Preserving piece that constitutes incriminating evidence (7,3)

18d

See that old Olympic team of ours breaks record (7)

19d

Experts filling shirt seams up (7)

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21d

Excellent point that's raised (4)

24d

Cut price rum (3)