Times Cryptic #28399

2022-09-19

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Across

1a

Top European waterway skirting state missile launching site (4,9)

9a

Dark period man on board talked of (5)

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10a

Word silver worker used for shrewish woman (9)

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11a

Be lumbered with harvesting at first by more senior squire (4-6)

12a

Avoid drill sergeant's shouted command (4)

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14a

Dull, going over sierra in damp part of US (7)

16a

State sector briefly featuring in vocal piece (7)

17a

Jet starts to near airport in Italian city (7)

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19a

Plant everyone observes at end of field (7)

20a

Gull-like birdin water, normally (4)

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21a

Inconvenience male in nightclub fashion (10)

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24a

Worker's musical production originally viewed in formal wear (9)

25a

Teacher openly revered at first by boy king (5)

26a

One divining secrets unfamiliar to her daughter (7-6)

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Down

1d

Mass converted clan go to in Rome (14)

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2d

Ungodly composer missing in India (5)

3d

Fastener on animal enclosure, extremely nasty and trashy (10)

4d

Forbidden to frame message finallyon this? (7)

5d

Part of speech in French introducing a garden plant (7)

6d

Bring up? It's brought up by the laggardly (4)

7d

Obnoxious son arrested by Labour leader over party (9)

8d

Typical helper on expedition, one carrying the flag? (8-6)

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13d

Small measure girl's taken to cover new term (10)

15d

Conflicting information received in delight (9)

18d

Tolerating a heartless order (7)

19d

Very old eat in canteen, just outside, strangely (7)

22d

Officer commanding little group (5)

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23d

Prince given ring, a symbol of saintliness (4)

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