CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
6 Flying out to capital, I’m relying on this device (9,5)
9 Without husband harvest has failed, so go without food (6) 10 The sort of income you require to secure a service (8)
11 Newspaper hires menial trained in the Strand (8) 13 Being arrogant on horseback ends with regret (6)
15 Rock’s fine, by the
sound of it (6)
17 Distant meteor
breaks up (6)
19 Turn Republican entering European country (6)
20 A distress signal brings in top firefighter (now banned) (8)
22 Collectables? Bloke reaches 1000 in record time (8)
24 Polish whistle-blower
in Spain (6)
26 Possibly play on words where workers assemble? (10,4)
DOWN
1 Round the Daily Mail, for example, it may be used for printing (9,5)
2 Agitate teacher
keeping time (4)
3 Before noon, English salesman put up current unit (6)
4 List cryptic clues chap
had briefly included (8) 5 Rank golfer
missing golf (4)
7 Attempt to secure superior way for favoured prisoner (6)
8 Legally sold business in dodgy other venture (4-3-7)
12 Space limits northern
location for events (5) 14 Sanctimonious old
pope circles ring (5)
16 Bird observed at church clutching suitable book (8)
18 This writer’s sadly given
up Italian food (6)
21 Tedious job
on platform? (6)
23 Spin ends day
occasionally (4)
25 Don’t pass one
in river (4)
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