Times Cryptic #28234

2022-03-10

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Across

1a

Kinky games are not restricting one in relationship (6,1,5)

8a

Happy to return ring on greeting nobleman (7)

9a

Fabric close to crease in sail is coming apart (7)

11a

Volume in electronic speech, not constant (7)

12a

Scots one flourishing at last in ram tethering (5,2)

13a

Sombre song for one gaining entry to cathedral city (5)

14a

Get hollow pasta? This is different? (9)

16a

Countries together resolve southern troubles (9)

19a

Scarcity will have 500 leaving planet (5)

21a

Maybe neon light moving left across city (7)

23a

Leaves drink after wasted meal (4,3)

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24a

What might suggest our US causing destruction? (7)

25a

Speaker pretty terse before start of session (7)

26a

Crusader emblem in sweet old ship rounding cape (7,5)

Down

1d

One delivers in French south going about with iron (7)

2d

Veto taking over year to satisfy one abroad (7)

3d

Weed reduced to powder smells occasionally (9)

4d

Valuable sort perhaps Texan behind film (5)

5d

Explorer, fairly short, drinking beer (7)

6d

Sound from egg on penetration (7)

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7d

See wriggly insect served up in comfort food (12)

10d

A member ran into criticism about arena (12)

15d

Bible book detailed in a movement that's tasteful (9)

17d

Resilience enlivens European taken out in recession (7)

18d

Craft perfectly capturing upper-class country (7)

19d

Having lost identity Coleridge violated painter (2,5)

20d

Comes round to upping prices externally (7)

22d

Rugby team is no more, I should add (5)