Times Cryptic #28189

2022-01-17

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Across

1a

Ready to complain, losing head (4)

3a

Copper perhaps, crashing tractor into drink (10)

10a

Subsequent payment, though not in regard to student (7)

11a

Press to join mature holiday scheme (7)

12a

Source of protection potentially rickety and unstable (8,7)

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13a

Observeit's acceptable to block fool (4,2)

14a

Youth, or one coming in fresh? (8)

17a

Recalled brief comment about hot TV show (8)

18a

Old King heading for European conflict in days (6)

21a

Story of boy's encounter with animal, domestic onehe went for lad, unfortunately (5,3,3,4)

23a

Love, in different ways, being swamped in a lake's spray (7)

24a

Reduced charge securing very large article with little sparkle? (7)

25a

Slowly move cart backwards, attaining timber store (10)

26a

Dressing medic must stock indeed (4)

Down

1d

Declining to accept a lot of commotiongenuine about that (7)

2d

Shortage of staff restricting chores when working in nursery (9)

4d

Rascal in time will make mistakes (6)

5d

Country memorial housing a tavern (8)

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6d

Get ready to shoot a picture, opening mostly depicting crow (4-1-6-3)

7d

Recording movement of yacht around river (5)

8d

Forward missing header collared by supporter with a keen eye (7)

9d

Dessert needing Chartreuselotssloshed (9,5)

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15d

Exotic lover? Over being embraced by a Martian that's besotted (9)

16d

Give less attention to Northern Irish drama? (8)

17d

Operations in stern or other part of vessel (7)

19d

Actually, excellent performer has run off (2,5)

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20d

Goes off climbing, keeping to a higher level in sort of fog? (6)

22d

Monotonous sound of personnel in corporation (5)

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