Times Cryptic #28224

2022-02-26

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Across

1a

Concern about a race round area that is really crazy (3,2,1,6)

8a

Bismarck, maybe, not the leader of another country (7)

9a

Dealing with a rugby player much bigger than normal (7)

11a

What has some failmental illness (7)

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12a

Designer given a degree for artistic work (7)

13a

Lists of baddies (5)

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14a

Ill-disciplined pet-loversmissed taking dog for morning walk? (9)

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16a

Angelica's flogged as a painkiller (9)

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19a

Authority of the monarch faced by wartime detainee (5)

21a

Cuckoo can oust birds (7)

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23a

Quiet type who shows endurancea ''sticker'' (7)

24a

Screen event that engenders two opposite opinions? (7)

25a

Is artist high priest who lives in the Middle East? (7)

26a

What successful studs did, reportedly? They put food on the table (12)

Down

1d

Wine merchant runs short after next to no time (7)

2d

Clubs for AA and RAC types? (7)

3d

Son joining venturesany number involved punishments (9)

4d

Sound of lots of people in store (5)

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5d

Naughty kids finally admit mistakes (7)

6d

Old Greek character had to make good (7)

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7d

Kind of desire to pen two different articles with skill (5-7)

10d

Certain brats, being naughty, who won't think straight? (12)

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15d

One might take this for object that is an oddity (9)

17d

A case of weapons making one nervous? (7)

18d

Relation who is a wonderful help in the office? (7)

19d

Romeo will be enthralled by partnerthat is plain (7)

20d

Idiotic person who's seen to have change of heart (7)

22d

Short sage who was tamed? (5)