Times Cryptic #28520

2023-02-07

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Across

1a

Got into bed with a criminal (8)

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6a

Reveal all after country club investigation quietly dropped (6)

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9a

Best wedding programme? (5,2,3,3)

10a

Eastern people's side welcoming different temperatures (6)

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11a

Mention a misapprehension that head has left (8)

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13a

Teenager thrilled, I hear, by beer drinking party (10)

15a

Contents of paper binder, quaintly dated? (4)

16a

In recession corporations producing coarse material (4)

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18a

EastEnders failing to provide any hope? (10)

21a

After deal crime boss is exploited (6,2)

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22a

Bitter substance girl preserved apparently (6)

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23a

Facing equivalent challenges, as punter and companion may be (2,3,4,4)

25a

Various people going under (6)

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26a

Journalist I dispatched back to cover unknown English region (8)

Down

2d

Crowd turning on poet in blitz (7)

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3d

Cartel audit going wrong, it's said (11)

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4d

Indian leader employing some dour henchmen from the south (5)

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5d

Collapse of penthouse maybe owned by banker (7)

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6d

Poet hurls out pad (9)

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7d

Warning sign the Speaker's studied (3)

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8d

Young criminal describing time of his life? (7)

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12d

Unplanned broadcast of Peanuts soon? (11)

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14d

University's new stewards becoming sloppy (2,7)

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17d

Cocktail dress inspiring painting? (7)

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19d

One fussing a lot about new necklace (7)

20d

"Paw" included in dictionaryor not? (7)

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22d

Hook up in Asian hotel, did you say? (3,2)

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24d

Occasionally stroke a little piggy? (3)