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Thursday 9 April

set by Fed #29976

Across

7 Its application could help you get into Oxford? (8) 9 Understood our son’s bedding smells (6) 10/2 House band feature in saloon (4,4) 11 Early on, I go to party with deviant I’d met (2,4,4) 12/3 Finish, as elements of Marie Curie’s typical description are transposed? (6,6) 14 Warship covered by press (4-4) 15/8 Turning on Paganini number to begin – as motivation for fitness class? (2,4,2,4) 17/19 Ferraris and Rolls are mostly stolen for joy rides? (6,6) 20 Stayed over in Soho – oddly it’s diabolical (8) 22/22 Template censor used after identifying code (6-6) 23 Fresh investment in Arsenal meant changes on wing at kick-off (10) 24/24 Perhaps Leo Sayer’s trying another rewrite – initially with chorus moving note lower (4,4) 25 Less important call when 14 (6) 26 Supreme influencer leaving a little something out (8)

Down

1 Place to ruminate clue for ‘ewer’? (5,3) 4 One colour only – second one not included (8) 5 Resort to cornmeal unfortunately (5,5) 6 Peninsula of Palermo – if rock climbing regularly (6) 13 Family group putting down first part of table setting? (6,4) 16 Cambridge university worried boring papers will be copied (8) 18 Appropriate clubs potentially qualified (8) 21 Appear upset about King supporting Eastern Arabic rulers (6)
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