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GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Loud little boy turned modest (6)

5 Record playing in calm, calm water (8)

9 Saint high on life, ultimately blessed, starts back in big city (8)

10 Connect first of ropes and lift (6)

11,20 Article of faith I spoon-feed to fool with solemn declaration (12,4,2,6)

13 See 24

14 Writer's movement finished, author's right significantly advanced? (8)

17 Curtain level in hole (8)

18 Seeing return of predator, run! (4)

20 See 11

23 A political clown and jester initially slipping over in oil (6)

24.13.2 Whatever Russian collected proving suspicious (1,7,4,4)

25 Old pianist, I say, shares playing (4,4)

26 Nut with piece of cake, but different starter (6)

DOWN

2 See 24

3 Most elegant content of baby's nappies, terrifying! (9)

4 Talk bringing decrease in fish up (6)

5 Problem raised about outfield isn't surprising, given this many errors? (9,2,4)

6 Giving great yawns, tedious chore ends (8)

7 Driver having to edge skyward (5)

8 Too unfunny hiding something up one's sleeve — I don't want it! (2,5,3)

12 Gold stolen by mischievous altar boy — might trial happen here? (10)

15 Wine bottles bloke endlessly passed round university, topped up again (9)

16 Adonis lowers bar (8)

19 Blue dressing is cut off (6)

21 I see nothing well after turning up for performance (3-2)

22 Dye brown paper, cutting top and bottom (4)

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