Times Cryptic #28182

2022-01-08

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Across

1a

Rescue vessel, with buoy, European stole aboard (8)

5a

Look hard: it should be easy to spot? (6)

9a

Like boxer on carpet, perhaps, accepting small carpet better? (8)

10a

From start, goal is to hurt (6)

12a

Old county jail, relishing being rebuilt (13)

15a

Food that can be wobbly, or, equally, still (5)

16a

Very good Society commonly differs (9)

17a

Salesperson recoiling from risk, maybe (9)

19a

Female vet helping bears (5)

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20a

State of old Hilary, for example, on journey with back trouble (5,8)

22a

What men assume, mostly, party whip goes around for (6)

23a

For exercise, sits on a hard floor (8)

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25a

Ham deliveries going to cook (6)

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26a

Cosmetic craft used by the writer before an audience (8)

Down

1d

In going places at different stages of life, thousands hurry (4,6)

2d

One newspaper covering a second match (3)

3d

Rural bus stops early: a pain (7)

4d

Everyone in a lake comes ashore wet? (3,3,6)

6d

Remained the shortest time a fan of Labour? (7)

7d

Means, nonetheless, to follow wife to this place (11)

8d

Olympic logo's top right part possibly to completely alter (4)

11d

English boy's running after wine, woman and song (2,4,4,2)

13d

Do permit as one's ordered (11)

14d

One complaining, with alarm, sailor's wasting time (10)

18d

Breaking into applause, waving bat, one's hugging bowler? (7)

19d

For one grand, begin operating simple fare (3,4)

21d

Horse circled by green parrot (4)

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24d

Pub that's trendy granted extension (3)