GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

8,22 down Date of historic score, with combinations of sixes (8,6)

9 10, or part of 24 down (6)

10,24 down English novel a player pens, for example 1 11 (4,4)

11 See 1 down

12 Proverbial loser in 10 24 down regularly scrapped with partners initially (6)

14 Issue of Trump, in part, dividing a piece of the US (8)

15 Like promise broken, broken by male like Boris (7)

17 Member of jury in recent trial — treason involved? (7)

20 Iron hook smashed large stone (3-1-4)

22 Even you, in old-fashioned way, decorate fabric (3-3)

23 Left author to judge paper again, for instance (10)

24 Setter might produce them, ending off this month with a little extra added (4)

25 Inexperienced cowboy cut end of rope (6)

26 Eg clue that's really simple and good? Brendan's not without method (8)

DOWN

1,11 Datebook? (8,6-4)

2 Party official, one in US government shortly before Trump's termination (4)

3 Try again in seat occupied by male (6)

4 Result of exchanging letters from an Indian city before 1st of March (7)

5 Sweater I reknit, so to speak (2,2,4)

6 Dissolute scholar, learner I punish at college (10)

7 Soul of an MP disturbed about what UK's abandoning (6)

13 It's contested quadrennially, bringing power and official place to live (10)

16 Romantic female role today for model (8)

18 Dweller on mountain, one seeking gold in 10 24 down (8)

19 Impeach, as a restraint, in hearing (7)

21 Difference between 2020 and 2019, at some point (3,3)

22 See 8

24 See 10