CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 A minority of people exhibit this and quit, given bill (4-10) 9 Protein that’s unknown seized by enemy at random (6) 10 Don, say, made off with one in a small volume (8) 11 Silly bishop leads English students, exercising weight (8) 13 Left one man on board, indicating preference (6) 15 Missing worker catches disease on farm (6) 17 Girl carries computer around for apathetic type (6) 19 Left, swapping halves

for balance (6) 20 Figure, strangely morbid, guards head office (8) 22 Navigation doesn’t begin without good aircraft industry (8) 24 Willingly hand over fruit on being introduced (6) 26 Count on main rep possibly producing manifesto in Spain (14)

DOWN

1 Spraying a full garden very nearly causes illness (9,5) 2 Juliet’s ignored by

second suspect (4) 3 Photographers typically request this dairy product (6) 4 Female quarters in Algiers unusually close to casino (8) 5 Dealing with Anglicans in the past (4) 7 Very close to aristocrat visiting the Big Apple (6) 8 Arrange iconic scene fit for futuristic work (7,7) 12 Foundation graduate accompanies sibling (5) 14 King with attractive woman brought up food (5) 16 Badly ruin tent providing nourishment (8) 18 Brother, French one, that is backing up sultanate (6) 21 Embargoed email about problem with excess fluid (6) 23 Relative’s

golden books (4) 25 Not any new

individual (4)

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