DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Social theory spread material gains, I admitted (14) 9 Annie perhaps, or admirer, according to reports (6) 10 House member provided sword accepted by both sides (4,4) 11 Sodium chloride fills exposed crustacean (8) 13 Ulster changes outcome (6) 15 One number on legal document? Of course (6) 17 One’s wearing a tuxedo, performing for neighbour (6) 19 Be essential part of guide’s instruction at door? (6) 20 Major changes fish during drinks (5-3) 22 It often gets tossed after couple’s initiation (8) 24 Tedious job for oil rig (6) 26 Listen: aliments break down here (5,9)

DOWN

1 Clumsily career into raised anchor in games area (10,4) 2 Ill-judged spots (4) 3 Choose prison, I hear, offering outdoor meal (6) 4 Old flier I’d designed for type of heating system (3-5) 5 One enters party in Scotland, getting bargain (4) 7 Colleagues run away from meetings (6) 8 Woman lends a pinto for training other horses (8,6) 12 Gently push German wearing nothing (5) 14 Crude ––––– reproduces, potentially (5) 16 It’s thrilling to be driven by current (8) 18 Been there, done that, got this thirst quenched (1-5) 21 Trap former president before noon at the front (6) 23 In which to see sheep sometimes collapse? (4) 25 Track secretive bird (4)

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