CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No. 16,218
ACROSS
6 Music Haydn’s butler arranged to welcome Her Majesty (6,3,5) 9 Short bloke devours a hot drink and cake (6) 10 Woman left gold into illegal dealer (8) 11 Chanted greeting heard around harbour and port (8) 13 A duke touring Hampton Court feature staggered (6) 15 Divine food close to impressing court (6) 17 The twins enrage minister somewhat (6) 19 Idiot controls group property (6) 20 Choose one film for confident type (8) 22 Animated film following Tsar’s daughter when exiled (8) 24 Divulge what Salome did several times (6) 26 Develop tract in a region, one that’s unknown (5,9)
DOWN
1 Room to relax lung cavity? (9,5) 2 Odd features of dry skier’s embankment (4) 3 Determined to employ husband for all that (6) 4 Brief champion (8) 5 Look into home counties bush (4) 7 A broadcast covers very loud party (6) 8 Religious place near Salford trained Asiatic learner (14) 12 Ideal position of hotel in Mediterranean resort (5) 14 Answer with unknown Isle of Man saying (5) 16 He kills when special troops go wrong (8) 18 It’s originally made of stones, all in colour (6) 21 Tramp’s correct about outskirts of Dorking (6) 23 Witty remark about Lebanese port (4) 25 Fifth one in German vessel (4)
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