Times Cryptic #27800

2020-10-20

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Across

1a

Cloth worker joins navy, perhaps, becoming NCO? (6,8)

9a

Bishop abandons climb I'm for circulating in celluloid (9)

10a

Burrowing insect duke removed from flower-bed (5)

11a

Pub has appeal, commonly, is that not so? (5)

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12a

Islander thanks Welsh girl entertaining crew (9)

13a

Person drawing vessel in Home Counties river (8)

15a

Urge initially to understand an Indo-European language (6)

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17a

Hood, for example? Old hat originally worn around city (6)

22a

A rage rejected by a lean American trapeze artist (9)

23a

Pride's initial spur for his historical act? (5)

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24a

Girl consuming a side dish in Mumbai? (5)

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25a

Friend in Prague reportedly winning position on board? (9)

26a

O for a means to disseminate information! (8,6)

Down

1d

Doorman's company getting Hebridean beauty in trouble (14)

2d

Permit husband to leave fungus on church (7)

3d

University club housing old submarine (1-4)

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4d

Bird an impatient landlord might hope to secure? (8)

5d

Fail to attend again? That's careless (6)

6d

Opening in battlement half of them support? Absolutely (9)

7d

City man put up with heartless crone (7)

8d

Be last to contact certain soldiers in pub (5,2,3,4)

14d

Brief opportunity to secure Omani, perhaps, as coach (9)

16d

Clothing worn by knight on riversweaters and things (8)

18d

Word in India for transport hubs (7)

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20d

A brute keeping right up to date (7)

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21d

Entry in brief is calculation relating to tax revenues (6)

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23d

Quick glance, half-heartedly, over last of jasmine tea (5)