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Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS 1. Religious upheaval made in a Rome fort (11) 8. Particular details one shows considerat­ion for (8) 9. Look threatenin­g to do fifty or make a u-turn (4)

10. A joint that may get worn around the neck (5) 13. Cripple one from Miami after one leaves (4)

16. In me, the go-ahead is given to a donkey (4) 17. Brooke, by the sound of it, a singular Scottish poet (4) 18. Knocks signal lights out (4)

20. Absence of gratuity on return may help a climber (5) 24. Country that is backed by Rome first and last (4) 25. Prom has nothing more to offer than solo work with orchestra (8)

26. A devil treats it differentl­y, as it will show (11)

DOWN

2. Otherwise get a yes on the street of affluence (4) 3. Company upset about the French having one sort of acid (5) 4. Use car for its test overseas to get the gold (5)

5. The Muslim world is maladjuste­d to it (5)

6. It sends a signal that will start term in disorder (11) 7. Presentime­nt that will get the Mini prone to developmen­t (11) 11. Teller of fables gave up the main work to follow it (5)

12. The ships that run away as tyranny begins (5) 14. Chemical compound produced in a chimney in Scotland (4) 15. Captain of the rink will not read it all the way through (4) 19. Energy one needed to get up, training (5)

21. Clubs in which wrongdoers may have been clapped (5) 22. How it will happen to come into one’s mind (5) 23. Champagne, when very dry, can be no end of a beast (4)

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