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Both sets of clues lead to the same answers, revealing in the shaded squares a BBC One crime drama series starring Richard Flood (3, 4)

STRAIGHT CLUES ACROSS

7 Towards the river source (8)

9 Grassed area (6)

10 Walk awkwardly (4)

11 Gather the meaning of (10)

12 Garden boundary (5)

14 Large sea (5)

15 Grape plant (4)

16 Street map (4)

17 Group of links (5)

18 Covers in paper, etc (5)

23 Job, career (10)

24 Sports side (4)

25 Tilted (6)

26 Going over (8)

DOWN

1 Mischievous imp (6)

2 Pace (4) 17

3 First appearance (5)

4 Well groomed (5)

18 5 Finicky (10)

6 One in the Alps, eg (8)

8 Constructed (4)

13 Going on and on (10)

15 Cars, lorries, etc (8)

19 Lowland, flat areas (6)

20 Musical groups (5)

21 Galvanising metal (4)

22 Pungent bulb (5)

24 Chore (4)

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

7 Tempura’s recipe going against the flow (8) 9 Mowed a different grassed area (6)

10 In school I’m pleased it’s not rigid (4)

11 Overlie? Quite the opposite! Dig it? (10)

12 Some offences of a common criminal (5) 14 Canoe shattered, in the main (5)

15 Some balsamic vinegar to flavour the plant? (4)

16 Help language masters to see the plot inside (4) Inch a possibility, or 22 yards? (5) Covers with wool round all parts seen initially (5)

23 Enemy control. Something that has your attention (10)

24 Another mate in the side (4)

25 Inclined to be bent (6)

26 Making a hybrid zebra or pelican, maybe? (8)

DOWN

1 Priest turned out to be a playful type (6)

2 Favourites upping the pace (4)

3 Start with usual leader in debt (5)

4 Sting is well turned out (5)

5 Fussy detail (10)

6 Change amount in an excessive quantity (8) 8 Manufactured Edam ingredients (4)

13 Wrongly citing noun which is remaining in force (10)

15 Mediums of putting across traffic (8)

19 Is

16 Across confused with these land areas? (6) 20 Groups with some aplomb and style (5)

21 Topaz in chrome setting, or another metal? (4) 22 No! No! I ordered vegetable! (5)

24 In unemployment, ask one for a job (4)

ANSWERS

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