Across 8 | | 'Sources of undying love in bearlike grip'
describes certain nuns (8) |
9 | | Line support finished, out of
action (4,2) |
10 | | See 22 |
11 | | Maybe a frog pit that might have a
flower in it? (10) |
12 | | Captain foregoes second breakfast
item (6) |
14 | | Hit back at destruction of coral
island (8) |
15 | | Separately, in the manner of what
follows (7) |
17 | | One ton lure? Go! (7) |
20 | | Characterful sort of soup (8) |
22/10 | | Theatre production whose
characters need to be well cast (6,4) |
23 | | Clasp attached to case for musical
instrument (7-3) |
24/21 | | Queen and king involved with
colour in alcoholic drink (4,6) |
25 | | A tree's angle (left not right) (6) |
26 | | Pine scraps? Not much of a chance (4,4) |
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Down 1 | | I'm going to wear chips as underwear! (8) |
2 | | See 24 |
3 | | Row about computer memory deal,
perhaps (6) |
4 | | Be mates, maybe? I simply don't know (5,2) |
5 | | Illumination obtained with
overflow books, etc. in short (8) |
6 | | Fair work with time to provide
musical entertainment (5,5) |
7 | | Local parasites not quite of the
people (6) |
13 | | Mean to steal money (10) |
16 | | To act fraudulently, yours truly
has to lift what sounds like a
watchglass rim (8) |
18 | | Perhaps port and short stick out (8) |
19 | | Growth in brass tub – bleach? (7) |
21 | | See 24 Across |
22 | | A '10' gained by Japanese
multinational for a fine woollen
fabric (6) |
24/2 | | Dish shattered cup? Oh yes (4,4) |
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