DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

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6 Salad plant, most of it under water? (7,7) 9 A copper enters very centre of dump that’s empty (6) 10 Venison’s cooked about end of November in suburbs (8) 11 More costly course picked up by hack, having moved home (8) 13 Celebrity almost accepts offer for ‘Basic Instinct’ (6) 15 Pay no attention to devastated region (6) 17 Eyestrain could result from this? Yes, if it’s damaged (6) 19 The other woman issues note, creating tension (6) 20 Quiet bitter in fancy club a part of this spree? (3,5) 22 Feud very tense among Basque militants after demise (8) 24 Group in church interviews ragged child (6) 26 Sun falling on black hair causes problem (9,5)

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1 Regret girl’s position (14) 2 Unemployed leaders sent up list of courses (4) 3 Recluse has hard time jumping over river (6) 4 Minute French town hosts the Spanish American writer (8) 5 Brilliant street Arab (4) 7 Ravenous guy, not posh, eats venison up (6) 8 Wacky Indian has brewed a drink in Toronto (8,6) 12 Cat, one of sixteen in pound (5) 14 Rose’s cheese beginning to reek (5) 16 What to do after having 11 letters shredded by sweetheart? (8) 18 Aspirin dissolved without iodine may ease this (6) 21 Plugs obscure book signed at the front (6) 23 Bring up English bananas for American woman (4) 25 Conservative loves large fan (4)

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