CROSSWORD +

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Across

1 Chinese system of iron housing development, excludes parsonage essentially (4,4)

6 Inactive? Nail in charge! (6)

9 Without initial experience, nun gets around musical instruments (6)

10 Training at hill station in Kerala to review every year (3,5)

11 Winsome move? - No, it is a bad situation (6,4)

12 Cut of meat from wild animal, swapping internally (4)

13 Criticize maliciously in damaging whisper (8)

15 Times forgotten in light conversation during drink (6)

16 Absent-minded Tom settles in filthy dwelling (6)

18 Private party with setter at branch shortly (8)

20 Opposing content of share (4)

21 Flight attendant wets a dress in turbulence (10)

23 Naughty Romeos at restaurants (3,5)

24 Warrior from bustling Oman takes over banks of Zambia (6)

25 Inspirational song by worker near border (6)

26 Rifles in bag worn by persons of ordinary grade (8)

Down

2 Desperate retainer leaves Norway for African state (7)

3 Reach gallery main gate on return (3,2)

4 Enduring oppressive tax (5-4)

5 Cast doubt on Indian lawmaker on every atrocity, criminal happening basically (7)

6 Husband leaves boxers' groups (5)

7 Forfeits plane crashing on foreign site (9)

8 Nurse works in our specialty hospital mainly (7)

14 Head of the family felt sumptuous about a recipe (9)

15 What did you say about egomaniac? (4,5)

17 Punish rook at hideout stashing money (7)

18 Maid's cabinet (7)

19 Hot merchandise on the shelves (2,5)

21 Sort out matters first to attack suddenly (5)

22 Theatrical entertainment rewound from handycam ardently (5)