Times Cryptic #28196

2022-01-25

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Across

1a

Form bad character, the way some artists work (4,6)

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7a

A little gem is only paste (4)

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9a

Group of animals bidding farewell to paradise? (8)

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10a

Like some fruit, orange finally having fallen open (6)

11a

Fairly broad pepper pot, for one (6)

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13a

Died fighting shark for example of unusual size (8)

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14a

Hostile soldier maybe touching one arrested (12)

17a

Horse roundly beaten in fearful fashion (12)

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20a

Appointment offers fortune, on paper (4,4)

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21a

Race round, part of a dash (6)

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22a

Greeting from the person that put round collector's item? (4,2)

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23a

Narrative about love in classical speech (8)

25a

Standard placed at south pole (4)

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26a

Wants linen laundered, several sets here maybe (4,6)

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Down

2d

Star laughing about for example receiving diamonds (3,5)

3d

Staff's shaggy hair cut (3)

4d

Down with heroin? Shame! (5)

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5d

Hesitate, being lawyer, to put husband last (2,3,2)

6d

Under the influence, neighbours at table were singing (9)

7d

Make footballers out of form fear cut (11)

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8d

An hour in sleep, that's short for most retiring (6)

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12d

Fancy their sister, one with long hair (5,6)

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15d

In a small pond, picked up litres in wooden butt (5,4)

16d

Pleased room of horrors is filled with large blooms (8)

18d

Take meal at a sort of bar and be humiliated (3,4)

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19d

Twice make knight's move? Not me (6)

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21d

Pressure in narrow opening causes rupture (5)

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24d

Front half of bicycle is a shade of brown (3)