CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

6. Legal firm in other venture collapses (4-3-7) 9. British game hammered (6) 10. Shaky note during Sunday broadcast (8) 11. Overwhelmed by stress, I had a collision (8) 13. Private recovering from operation? (6) 15. Prescribe raid on suspect (6) 17. Legume regularly remains in place (6) 19. Evaluate female beast of burden? (6) 20. Go to nick an item of underwear? It’s a perversion (8) 22. Horse stolen by Ulster criminal in brawl (8) 24. Sort of joke that makes one go red, put out? (6) 26. Long tract? Illness meant it must be edited (5,9)

Down

1. Pass reader Times that’s mouldered — it may be a rare thing (10,4) 2. Worst NI footballer? (4) 3. Bad negotiators lose grant, having no useful purpose (6) 4. Plot against father assuming power (8) 5. A group of green keepers turned over joint (4) 7. Match would be accept able if notice given first (6) 8. Bushmen welcome country’s senior politicians (5,9) 12. At home with daughter, I start to explain small label (5) 14. Start with diamonds, impressing North (5) 16. Joe’s over in pub with one article: badge of office (8) 18. Setter’s cryptic way (6) 21. Pounce on bunch of north bound English submariners (6) 23. Fruit, unsightly, green, lacking interest at first (4) 25. Platoon needing exercise without fellow in the middle (4)