Times Cryptic #28488

2022-12-31

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Across

1a

Island that's really dreary to the west, graduate inhabiting it (8)

6a

Anything but scruffy wood? (6)

9a

Creature woven in a tapestry, one less obvious initially (5,8)

10a

Pipe is back on after measure of acid (6)

11a

Line on complex diagram noted Renaissance work (8)

13a

Bowler on top (3,7)

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15a

Fuel in pinch of tobacco, kerosene (4)

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16a

Wine that's fine in Champagne region? (4)

18a

Jump in vehicle: rank behind post office (10)

21a

Support position of white knight in resolution (8)

22a

Immediately bowled in match: duck! (6)

23a

Day in Labour far off for Conservative PM (6,7)

25a

Man in stronghold ... (6)

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26a

... that I'd mistaken for more than one fortress (8)

Down

2d

Sponsorship: something valuable with added interest (7)

3d

Wit is bachelor's field, that's about correct! (6,5)

4d

Carry out currency for elder (5)

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5d

Visitor at night with mother welcomed by partners (7)

6d

Far into region, on uphill journeycar slower? (5,4)

7d

Unproductive habit leaving book unfinished (3)

8d

Fish added to chest where space hopefully found? (3,4)

12d

Novel featuring chic Siberian family (2,4,5)

14d

Moot point in our edict redrafted (9)

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17d

Middle-class drama that's sent up just the same? (3,4)

19d

Cutting tree, first of all, bring in chainsaw (7)

20d

Note someone who's exceptionally gifted (7)

22d

Smack bottom of scoundrel during argument (5)

24d

Those articles tawdry, primarily? (3)

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