Across
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Ultimately penned by innocent child, a letter on papyrus, perhaps? (6)
5
A parting bicycle travelling, getting away from relations (8)
9
Ill-conceived, a plastic boyfriend on film (8)
10
Partner once put on green top (6)
11
Train carriage required with this? (7,5)
14
Megastar at sea port (8)
17
Bounty boarded by a mutineer finally, astern (8)
18
Baseball team certainly not heard of in Europe? (4)
20
Villa’s place secured in prize museum piece (7,5)
23
Vishnu, leader lost in war following attacks, reportedly? (6)
24
Prison, where racketeer has time inside (8)
25
Sequence logged by gentleman, resubmitted when typed the wrong way? (8)
26
A loch, out of which pulled the first old nut (6)
Down
2/13
Critical evaluation, turning of tides indeed? (4,4)
3
Someone loathing vampire, point driven through heart – might this cover the body? (9)
4
Duck under perfect child in martial art (6)
5
On which it’s cold and bitter after temperature in liquid decreasing? (10,5)
6
Feeling ready for tennis achievement (4,4)
7
Drill, tedious thing? (5)
8
Preserving wood, one going in strong, ecofreak? (10)
12
Monsters had been identified as footballers (10)
15
Cat still gripping tail of dog, another cat upset about that (6,3)
16
Bugs Bunny’s first song about carrot extremely emotional at first (8)
19
Caught in German town, you’ve been captured! (6)
21
Key tenant initially lost? (5)
22
Embroidered anecdote? (4)