Times Cryptic #26911

2017-12-18

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Across

1a

Promotion of friendly relations in House Of Cards? (6-8)

9a

Wrongdoers finish up hiding among unopened boxes (9)

10a

Casserole reduced by a pound: a bargain (5)

11a

Old knave maybe knocked back, seeing stars (5)

12a

Tatty trousers 'e turned up (9)

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13a

No bank will accept a single franc, teller revealed (8)

15a

Book published that is about part of Borneo (6)

17a

Man finishes off home brew (6)

19a

Wader got nervous, seeing canine swimming? (5,3)

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22a

Theatre promoter briefly keeps male away from the spotlight (9)

23a

College girl turned in several compositions (5)

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24a

Behind a park there's a nut tree (5)

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25a

Person paid by examination board? I object (9)

26a

They risked all, wickedly pinching large picture (3,11)

Down

1d

Wide minor thoroughfare picked out by car's spotlight? (5,2,3,4)

2d

Break actually is around end of summer (7)

3d

Crazy journey touring round New Zealand (5)

4d

Comparatively tired old king transported to grave thus? (8)

5d

Pictures how pupils are grouped by ability? (6)

6d

Almost get rid of crude-sounding speech (9)

7d

Composer set up a German school in London, note (7)

8d

Do-gooders distributed the grain in British city (8,6)

14d

Stop Nottingham team getting ahead of the entire field? (9)

16d

Hold hair to give protection from the sun (8)

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18d

Be involved in cunning match play (7)

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20d

Rookie in river, grabbing floating platform (7)

21d

Drunk became panicky, losing head (6)

23d

Empty containerfish basket (5)