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GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

(28,119) SET BY PASQUALE

ACROSS

1 Topping stuff from J Trent's collaborator? (6)

4 An honoured companion embraced by genial boy (3-5)

9 Military activity, trick by soldiers (5)

10 A rave at back of room where wine is kept (9)

11 Officer with gun gets vegetarian dish (9)

12 Funny dog in quiet Bedfordshire town devoid of tail (5)

13 Dearie me, I'm so disorganised — reminders needed! (5-7)

17 Nothing actually to wear? I'd buy a T-shirt, possibly (8,4)

20 Report about hospital drug (5)

21 What's excellent about politically conservative eccentric? (1,5,3)

23 English company clamour about minimum of money in budget (9)

24 Artist gloomier after losing love (5)

25 Maybe needing company to advance money, as you'd say (8)

26 Tot in story is 4 (6)

DOWN

1 Rat to go off with puss catching nothing (8)

2 Star keeping very cool when collecting a pat on the back (8)

3 Plant with flowers — double the number in miraculous wedding location (5)

5 Exhausted, I get mood changing — you must wait a while (3,2,4,4)

6 Illegal deal makes revolutionary type march (9)

7 A cruise ending prematurely, sadly I drowned (6)

8 Revolutionary gnome admired, not entirely an evil spirit (6)

10 Philosophical theory misrepresented in simple account (13)

14 Little bits of insect eaten by boys (9)

15 Spirit is shown by the Guardian boss, it's alleged (8)

16 Street stuff around England's capital for national hero (2,6)

18 Mountaineer's descent needs muscles — after which rest up (6)

19 Body of water in the past flooding half the capital (6)

22 Monster in filthy drain (5)

NEWS

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