CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

6. Press expert to call up committee about clubs (6,8) 9. Small tax covers river walk (6) 10. Bon viveur and lecturer involved in robbery (8) 11. Impresario’s redder hiring staff (8) 13. Leave crew to arrest bouncer (6) 15. Escape Lima during struggle (6) 17 . A hybrid clue like this one (6) 19. Photographic equipment arrived with artist (6) 20. Check underground container for experiments (4,4) 22. English greeting in a topi designed here in Africa? (8) 24. Adjust subtle framework at rear once (6) 26. IT guy solving last nasty mess involving Yankee (7,7)

Down

1. Small piece of carpet factory left to rot, unimaginatively (6-2-6) 2. Threesome beginning to taste port (4) 3. Once rambled around centre of Dublin all together (2,4) 4. Record harassed medic describing one widespread disease (8) 5. Old boy up and working? That’s a blessing (4) 7. Form a whole firm in this spot (6) 8. Burden is possibly tinier? Possibly (14) 12. Urge chauffeur to ignore second Republican (5) 14. Ducks replace energy in sleep, here? (5) 16. Spooner’s turf pile that’s used to transfer energy (4,4) 18. On August 1st, start changing beds (6) 21. Rock laid across middle of tube tunnel (6) 23. Letter from Cypriot (Akrotiri) (4) 25. Island broadcaster beginning to expand (4)