The Cryptic

ACROSS

8. Nelson, Graham and Elaine hid ( 7 )

9. Birds had a couple of tinnies, we hear ( 7 )

11. Cast net, roughly catching the French eight bits of seafood! ( 9 )

12. Leading epidemiologists concerned over lunatics importing bacteria (1.4)

13. Titanic crew’s sense of dread? (7,7)

16. Move on songbird caged by toy bricks (3,2,2)

18. Discuss why fools enlist for Russian leader ( 7 )

19. Failed to understand how pi = 314159? (6,3,5)

21. Pulled animal from a pond, say ( 5 )

23. Proper catchy tune for big hit! (5,4)

25. Pours wine for workers after last month ( 7 )

26. Great aunt edited excerpts and sneered ( 7 )

DOWN

1. First strike over stomach-turning pornography ( 4 )

2. Says “I can use ten anagrams” (10)

3. Comment about the WA Premier ( 6 )

4. Going overboard in quarrel? (7-3)

5. Even in bad times they’ll give you money ( 4 )

6. Loud Frenchwoman’s one actual grave ( 8 )

7. Recalled oat-covered choc-top snack ( 4 )

10. Inner postcodes mid-gentrification for next to nothing ( 7 )

14. Boxers travel by plane, with delays announced (10)

15. Details from the cricket scoreboard? (3,3,4)

16. Fibbed about motorway intersection being restricted ( 7 )

17. Model enjoying a book and walking ( 8 )

20. Escape from Oslo university with most of mammoth’s nose ( 6 )

22. Which hotels banned king for flammable thing? (4)

23. Grew flower ( 4 )

24. Children opened keg in dad’s study ( 4 )

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