CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No 16,423
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ACROSS
6 Very tired girls went mad for this sport (3-2,9) 9 Beginners in school keep intriguing very vocal young cleaner (6) 10 Stress that’s measured in bars (8) 11 Diana the marchioness entertains someone detestable (8) 13 Forge common surname given to Yankee (6) 15 Viewing device with beam moving round about (6) 17 Note included in concert for the time being (3,3) 19 A posh couple and their foreign helper (2,4) 20 Gaunt warden ordered to guard box office (8) 22 European professor tours second theatre in Canadian city (8) 24 Popular line in spring, by and large (6) 26 Purpose of parade in nick? Not if I indicate otherwise (14)
DOWN
1 Wind and gale down UK distracted casualties (7,7) 2 Eastern European’s special place to get relief (4) 3 Enemy tanks carrying unknown catalyst maybe (6) 4 One who evaluates a pair of ships carrying English gold (8) 5 Regularly applaud son’s good point (4) 7 Ring again for a cancellation? (6) 8 County Durham bonnet altered to cover both sides (14) 12 Somewhat upset, having swallowed one bone (5) 14 Leading bars win trophy with reduced margins (5) 16 Take off following broadcast — from this? (8) 18 Bishop and old character start to investigate part of Borneo (6) 21 Marsupial’s birthplace? Australian territory primarily (6) 23 Grunt from uncouth
type around noon (4) 25 Incomplete
Hibernian flag (4)