CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 16,813

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ACROSS

6 Is it all plain sailing

for him? (8,6) 9 Black Sea port some passed over heading west (6) 10 One fellow is included in treaty – he hates violence (8) 11 Like finest 6? It’s dangerous for builders (8) 13 Trip exposure (6) 15 Somehow retain images registered here (6) 17 Big hall’s a success

to a large extent (6) 19 Witty remark, one

for each copper (6) 20 It’s unnerving 6 perhaps, keeping still now and then (8) 22 Pair set out in rain, jogging along river (8) 24 Senior lecturer, one who enjoys books (6) 26 Engineer came and put in routine boring machine (9,5)

DOWN

1 It specifies work of patient man with crazy predictions (3,11) 2 Plans to avoid a fateful

day in March (4) 3 Complete popular

form of diplomacy (6) 4 Frighten priest, small and terribly touchy (5,3) 5 Spouse briefly takes

in a homeless child (4) 7 Banquet maybe on the subject of history (6) 8 My band listened, transported, staring out of the window? (14) 12 Take part

in record (5) 14 Test hearing (5) 16 A lunatic worked

like 6 (8) 18 Ship designer last to leave one part of Borneo (6) 21 Stopping traffic,

I rant (6) 23 Big instrument

upset neighbour (4) 25 Like all or some of

Kalahari desert? (4)