Times Cryptic #28362

2022-08-06

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Across

1a

Two essentials for roasting a dragon? (8)

6a

Raid nabbing Charlie, a rogue (6)

9a

Odd being surplus to requirements, as seaman may be (13)

10a

Cell entrance confining this writer (6)

11a

"Stomach" in local language, capital letter dropped (5,3)

13a

Rotten Médoc, awfully pretentious (10)

16a

Emptiness of poet, nothing going right (4)

18a

Plenty of old strippers endlessly abused, ending in poverty (10)

21a

Object to being without home: urged to move (8)

22a

An insectspecifically, one from the Middle East? (6)

23a

Son in digs bringing in girl for sport (13)

25a

Confirm Aldeburgh about to show chaotic scenes (6)

26a

Weight on novelist demanding in the extreme (8)

Down

2d

Warn of English obstructing PR guru (7)

3d

European thrilled to upset the champion (5-6)

4d

Silly place to find MDMA? (5)

5d

Swear GI slyly listens in (7)

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6d

Barely make a splash? (6-3)

7d

Triumphant cry of Carmen astride horse? (3)

8d

Expose gamble by one forecasting fall of dictator? (3,4)

12d

Land for native tribe in doubt (11)

14d

A churchwarden's fantasy? (4,5)

17d

Manage some lines in abridged dictionary (7)

19d

Heavy responsibility embraced by EastEnders star? On the contrary (7)

20d

Charge then drop back, dispersed by this? (4,3)

22d

The stones make alarming sound, putting last couple off (5)

24d

Trouble with the landlord's offering, I hear (3)