Times Cryptic #28263

2022-04-13

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Across

1a

Staff and volunteers each ringing one caller, primarily lawmen (6,8)

9a

Most of silver parts reduced in size (9)

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10a

Fruit drink without the odd bits of pip (5)

11a

Admit altering order for small marine arm (5)

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12a

Convincingly toppled leader in seventies denied last drink (3,4,2)

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13a

Child following current affairs (6-2)

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15a

Improvised panegyric mother recalled (4,2)

17a

Address system in centre certain to cause bother (6)

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19a

Fellow bachelor carrying less weight (8)

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22a

Flaw is found in disheartened team's intimidatory tactics (9)

23a

Sound coming from furrow on the level (5)

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24a

Retro company regularly built in circular windows (5)

25a

Academic not for but against King Edward? (9)

26a

Wearying, as today's successful solvers must be? (7,3,4)

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Down

1d

Key way in reproduction method where crosses accumulate (7,7)

2d

Travelling collier, heading off round eastern rock (7)

3d

Case confined to research establishment (5)

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4d

Person using drill interrupts speaker (8)

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5d

Nancy's son importing American firearms (6)

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6d

Cons that are bound to work? (5,4)

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7d

Sally's position in office (7)

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8d

Make the locks secure and calm down! (4,4,4,2)

14d

Scientist initially examining old journal, in essence (9)

16d

Bird very hot sitting on egg? (8)

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18d

Return, resolved to acquire university education (7)

20d

Starts using bags, a couple wife cast out (5,2)

21d

Third person tipped trendy vitamin (6)

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23d

White House deputy turned up European bug (5)