Times Cryptic #28246

2022-03-24

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Across

1a

Significance of ring, perhaps, and why it isn't answered (7,6)

9a

Move on beatto this? (5)

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10a

Hard with journalist on coach to clear a way through the woods (9)

11a

Contrived paintings, one functionary's short of (10)

12a

Happens not to be the thing tinned? The opposite (4)

14a

Shot leaving car at home here? (2,5)

16a

African winger to go round, arrowing crosses over: just headers (7)

17a

Soldier not belonging to the state (7)

19a

For carnivore, flesh: let me see a kilo being eaten (7)

20a

Created book without introduction; one may learn by this (4)

21a

Danish unit translated into another tongue (10)

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24a

Men on the moon were fine once, a member of staff's gathering (9)

25a

Arab is soon to return (5)

26a

Had incentive to rework English opera (5,2,6)

Down

1d

Spare place finally accepted by officer not attached to body (14)

2d

Nocturnal creature, European, eaten by man (5)

3d

Excellent man on island holiday (4,6)

4d

Disaster as teacher turns up with lace undone (7)

5d

Demanding some coffee (7)

6d

It can produce regenerated tail, no trouble (4)

7d

A single voracious fish announced, one demanding huge interest? (4,5)

8d

Duck a risk here: fish unlikely to stay frozen long? (5,2,4,3)

13d

Missing centrepiece of meals, hurried for a big shop (10)

15d

Deft, I drew out tangle (5-4)

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18d

What may cover grave at heart of chapel? (7)

19d

Potty is available for president (7)

22d

Counters a disease vector, cutting off half (5)

23d

Evasively holding up entry permit (4)