
ACROSS 7 Never-ending and convoluted
tale about English servicemen (7) 8 Taking
first appearances, Karajan used largely to resemble another
maestro (7) 10 American gets nicked going
outside – not the first to mess up (6) 11
Where to get loaded or rolling? (8) 12
Tree – its content, you said, should be rejected
(4) 13 Romantic piano works to include second
item from Pyotr Ilyich perhaps
(10) 14 Two vehicles block a view, we’re
told, in place for holidaymakers (7,4) 19
Girl working as stripper has to keep quiet – it involves
working with others (3,7) 22 Potato
curry’s not very Indian (4) 23 Maureen’s
lost part of her log-in details
(8) 24 Billy No-Mates drops round, then
starts to harass unfortunate holy man
(6) 25 What good subjects show the
monarchy when leader changes? (7) 26
Amazon, for example, leads in world as really reliable
international online retailer (7)
DOWN 1 Bad-tempered agent drinks wine
up (7) 2 Plant somehow has to obtain
energy – a lot of water’s the answer
(5,3) 3 Sounds like girl’s out of bed and
got her face on (4,2) 4 One-off riotous
frolicking in which party’s held in the open air
(8) 5 Close attention given to book
appearing in New Year (6) 6 Apparatus for
shock treatment’s stripped in Scottish town
(7) 9 New German translator is eclipsed by
Welshman and rendered ineffective (11) 15
US city’s home to a legendary runner
(8) 16 Notorious bad driver cops nicked
initially for weaving this way and that
(2,3,3) 17 Dancers getting
endlessly bloody-minded about nothing (7) 18
Accumulated bets on pirate captain being one to
maintain position of vessel under fire? On the
contrary (7) 20 One making you laugh or cry
(6) 21 In disgust, avoid Mahler?
(6)
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