Times Cryptic #27716

2020-07-14

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Across

1a

Harry Potter's chair, where theatre's inferior players sit (9,3)

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8a

Hoyden departs for Yemeni capital in original outfit (7)

9a

Theoretically working daily? (2,5)

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11a

90's music report, brother introducing it first (7)

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12a

On odd occasions their car services end here (7)

13a

Oblique directions appended to petition (5)

14a

Indiscreet, interminably rude and sick at heart (9)

16a

Person responsible for sinking ship (9)

19a

Card game wherein jack trumps first card (5)

21a

Madden home lover (7)

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23a

Cosmetic, perhaps a brand mum gets hold of (7)

24a

Vile dwelling shortly to have a German as tenant (7)

25a

Once docked, tried to get some sleep aboard ancient vessel (7)

26a

Theft from ruined crypt, neatly muffling echo (5,7)

Down

1d

Scratch traditional groove (3,4)

2d

Pawn that queen needs to move? (4-3)

3d

Be typical of male if in trade south of river (9)

4d

Fish from river seized by hawk (5)

5d

Clothing it's normal to take off clothes line (7)

6d

Stamp showing this person's image (7)

7d

Refreshment essential for golfer on links course (4,8)

10d

Rare cat, nine lives ultimately wasted, gets another life (12)

15d

Soldier coming down to record boundary (9)

17d

Upset the City when American hosts fine "do" (7)

18d

Announce info extracted from computer? (4-3)

19d

Shrub from sierra filling hole in East (7)

20d

Duplicity as king and queen held by force at sea (7)

22d

Lighten large frame in studio (5)