Hawke's Bay Today

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. What's thrown like a dance initiated by grasshoppe­r (7,4)

8. Brick one in at the middle if not fully grown (8)

9. It is half prefixed to a suburban property (4)

10. One hasn't enough money for this sort of drink (5)

13. After hesitation, leave therefore (4)

16. Face the reverse when table is prepared (4)

17. It is a shame it has replaced the contents of play (4)

18. Consultant in agony having had bad tuna (4)

20. Fall finally appears in the ninth month that was dormant (5)

24. Talk familiarly to a moggy in France (4)

25. In accommodat­ion payment, a hand-out smells! (8)

26. One is in touch in writing, one agrees (11)

DOWN

2. It is inclined to be a swindle (4)

3. Get cold – cold and 24, perhaps (5)

4. One thing wrong with dread is that it has no beginning (5)

5. Church division is apparent in the festival (5)

6. Ice-man is all wrong: it's a bad match (11)

7. They hate women toying around with sulphur in failure (11)

11. Writer is so upset about what play does first (5)

12. After an absence, certain to change in a moment (5)

14. Scoff at this form of transport (4)

15. Put one's name to something like Archer (4)

19. He teaches one to sound disapprovi­ng at gold (5)

21. Looks lecherousl­y at fish? It's up to the Royal Society! (5)

22. Picture of what has been stolen in the post office (5)

23. Post three ways delayed, to begin with (4)

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