Times Cryptic #28387

2022-09-05

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Across

1a

Police arrest leading lad shooting darts (5)

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4a

Club next to apartment that's used to press (8)

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8a

Raphael's first avoids glazing detail, creating illusion (9,5)

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10a

Insensitive state drivers commandeering a single convertible (9)

11a

Yankee cabs ignoring sort of junction feature in chart (1-4)

12a

Guard for pupil that's batted sometimes (6)

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14a

Grand boy, taking violin out of case, blossoms (8)

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17a

Go round twisty ridge, making descent (8)

18a

A source of unwellness in northern ocean? (6)

20a

Old queen in charge of resistance unit (5)

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22a

Home Office head stops just over a hundred masses (3,6)

24a

Is it always plain sailing for him? (8,6)

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25a

Diver with navy enlists Europeans supplying sharkskin (8)

26a

Lower front of sister's hood (5)

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Down

1d

Advice to buyer: try timeless ring owned by speleologist (6,6)

2d

Slate lawyer, bamboo fancier (5)

3d

Stooping to secure second creative work (9)

4d

One piece of writing in career is unconvincing (6)

5d

Arabian film star engages university in dispute (8)

6d

Whitish yellow plant that climbs walls (5)

7d

Victor replaced by Number 10 in patent offensive (9)

9d

Like buccaneer briefly left below island hoping to make it (12)

13d

Stocky type to finish concert up in old hotel (9)

15d

Minister's aide tormented a co-ed head (9)

16d

Put differently, traveller has English about right (8)

19d

Holy city with current version of Chinese script (6)

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21d

Cold fish behave like limpets (5)

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23d

Dance round under branch (5)

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