CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Ancillary address that’s reported, not verbatim (8,6) 9 Old fool traps European cat (6) 10 Nice policeman angered drunk crossing motorway (8) 11 Caught old guy over in pub supplying spice (8) 13 From space, circling, this can be seen receding (6) 15 A billion euros wasted here in Paris? (6) 17 Married? On the contrary, if heart’s upset (6) 19 Wearing fewer clothes, period (6) 20 Cook rarely good, not the favourite (8) 22 Avoiding what runs round room (8) 24 Beaten in race or, swapping sides, dismissed at Lord’s (6) 26 Peers interfere, changing feature of capitalism (4,10)

DOWN

1 Safety device for lap on white horse (7,7) 2 Star’s response at wedding close to controversial (4) 3 Note retained in concert for the time being (3,3) 4 Peace-keepers break into casino complex in SA capital (8) 5 Second letter from Athens or seventh under book (4) 7 Persuasive information found in bed (6) 8 Order seldom arises governing posh quarters for astronauts (7,7) 12 Sisters come across old parts of speech (5) 14 Girl bypassing hotel compound (5) 16 Feeling intense when dancing tango (8) 18 Shift round one pet (6) 21 Limp returns during very poor disco (6) 23 Mariners hope to avoid this sort of knot (4) 25 Group start to

tour port (4)

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