Times Cryptic #28180

2022-01-06

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Across

1a

Points out fruit that's the best (8)

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5a

What rarely leads to action in a way unknown (6)

9a

Criticise business degrees coming in behind schedule (8)

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10a

Treasury's beginning cutting? More likely doing this (6)

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12a

Way to get over one noisily supporting game (7,6)

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15a

Teacher's tedious course interrupted by books being returned (5)

16a

Speak at length with person living overseas missing queen (9)

17a

Player of tangoodd chap (9)

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19a

Exclusive helping of ice cream (5)

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20a

Retail worker with a knack of making the figures look good? (6-7)

22a

Give stress treatment to girl pursued by eagle regularly (6)

23a

A possibly slow film (3,5)

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25a

Popular attempt to get round limit (6)

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26a

One chats about last event (8)

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Down

1d

Congratulate prompt during Kismet? (10)

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2d

Division apparent in war machine (3)

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3d

Photographer of baby in Dublin? (7)

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4d

Object about review regularly for agency (12)

6d

Expression of approval: praise set in stone (7)

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7d

Kills outside rodent after grain: creature no longer living (11)

8d

Gone climbing after yen for spiritual relaxation? (4)

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11d

Being ready to take action in school with a rash (12)

13d

Crossword inventor confused Anne and Ruth about abbreviation for railway (6,5)

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14d

Go for each Conservative introducing right for cheap rent? (10)

18d

Evacuate work having turned up small dagger (7)

19d

Playing the last quiet movement (7)

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21d

Taunt cricketer about India (4)

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24d

Half of Rothko's rubbish (3)