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ACROSS
6 Hug troubled man injured in scuffle (5-3-6) 9 Replace zebra crossing finally in capital (6) 10 George inquires about dispute over fuel plant (8) 11 Exhibit what customs require you to do? (8) 13 Boy arrives in unit promptly (2,4) 15 Arrested Daniel in disorder (6) 17 Address in Rome’s amazingly close to Vatican (6) 19 Rise like object over Cape (6) 20 They save bubbly and stout (8) 22 Crab I ate could be source of bad 14? (8) 24 Korean leader touching old garment (6) 26 Around end of July, fans plundered awfully lurid books (5-9)
DOWN
1 Pause briefly at first, concerned with an object’s speed (9,5) 2 River’s rougher at regular intervals (4) 3 Fear distracts a bishop missing sabbath (6) 4 ENT doctor may use it to scoop out front of ear (8) 5 What’s in magazine? A group of mammoths (4) 7 Hazel maybe eats scrambled egg, a small lump (6) 8 Objected to being taken in by image agreement (4-10) 12 Give up white horse I brought in (5) 14 Button here, not far below bend within tricky edges (5) 16 Abundant wealth found in a field or a domain (8) 18 A few words from king occupying stage (6) 21 Love following topclass youngster’s martial art (6) 23 Look after some pre-decimalisation cash? (4) 25 Hammer US shopping centre, by the sound of it (4)