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 ACROSS1 My 
                  personal mobile number in the States 
                  (6,5)
 7 Copper in charge out cold: has 
                  treatment for back of head (7)
 8 'E sounds 
                  cultured and may raise one (7)
 10 
                  Compartment with carved italics having a hidden 
                  meaning (10)
 11 See 
                  17
 13 Memo notes output per unit of memory 
                  (6)
 14 After leaving church Eunice fell in 
                  lake as Miller's wife had done (8)
 16 
                  Fence in park always carrying electric current 
                  (8)
 18 Old England manager has a point, in 
                  retrospect (6)
 20 Market heading off for 
                  Zambia – that's what we hear in Martinique 
                  (4)
 21 Bird food placed in Royals' 
                  Enclosure (10)
 24 An excellent example of 
                  this kind of snake (7)
 25 Half-back 
                  consumes fish and drinks (7)
 26 Con men 
                  with eclat worked in disguise 
                  (11)
 
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 1 Two cases, note, in a 
                  term (7)
 2 Deadly gas and Neapolitan 
                  dancing? No thanks. Like a game of cards? 
                  (10)
 3 Burdens to become harder on the way 
                  back (5)
 4 "Oh do give up" she cried, 
                  abstracted (8)
 5 
                  Boy or girl? It could be either 
                  after a round? (4)
 6 Peer with gong 
                  following ring bearer (7)
 7 Mac & Co 
                  back with second cutting-edge device for keeping things simple 
                  (6,5)
 9 Wow! Lestrade's got his shirt out 
                  about misleading statement (6,5)
 12 Blue 
                  alien king is deranged and not to be trusted 
                  (10)
 15 Dad in France with direction about 
                  mine descent (8)
 17,11 Bitter – a fizzy drink for 
                  US base (7,4)
 19 Stay at home, welcome young woman 
                  (7)
 22 Policewoman takes in first of reprobates to 
                  cross-examine (5)
 23 Man, strolling 
                  around, declines little European tart (4)
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