Times Cryptic #27124

2018-08-23

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Across

1a

Note written by Queen's friend sucking a pipe (10)

7a

Part of US not entirely without a harvest (4)

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9a

Nanny once willing to accept S African money (8)

10a

Fellow in combinations at church in Indian region (6)

11a

Strip of plaster duke exchanged for new partition (6)

13a

S American traveller going west, one in posh vehicle (8)

14a

Citizen touring a Spanish port mostly directing course (12)

17a

Oddly it's a man's car with a protective cover (12)

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20a

Frenzied English priest retires, taken in by pope, perhaps (8)

21a

Bloke given say before another's opening wine store (6)

22a

Way defence ministry covers the unexpected (6)

23a

Chemist's aid using public transport after match (4-4)

25a

Greenish-blue container with variable content (4)

26a

American native travelled on, we hear, with messenger (10)

Down

2d

Continental bigwig throwing carer out (8)

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3d

Possibly extra accommodation for 8? (3)

4d

Friend promoting a group of associated stores (5)

5d

London theatrea place where ambiguous advice was given (7)

6d

Like some humorous verse dandy originally created (9)

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7d

Boorish university man upset about description of certain servants? (11)

8d

Creature portrayed in plate that's mounted? (6)

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12d

Heat in blaze disorientated Raleigh, for one (11)

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15d

Removal of rights of army trapped in a wood (9)

16d

Manifest lie about Northern Rock! (8)

18d

Sage's mother going round Panama, for example (7)

19d

Unorthodox practice in this place is unknown (6)

21d

More sordid compound north of river (5)

24d

Heavyweight beer cask, by the sound of it (3)