Across
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Country soldiers in head-to-foot attire (6)
4
Conservative members not seeking re-election? Divisive types (8)
9
The source of news coming previously? (5)
10
Fellow joining farm workers – colourful? (9)
11
Drunk scowled at – sign of panic maybe (4,5)
12
Hospital cut back? It makes you laugh! (5)
13
Troublemaker Tom, sinner extraordinaire in detention (12)
17
New attestors, one providing key to understanding symbolic language (7,5)
20
Medication is the last word with energy minimal? The reverse (5)
21
Attack some person’s laughter (9)
23
Left one school with classical architectural feature (9)
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Illness with nothing right? Get a mineral (5)
25
Understand look said to be needed for floral decorations (8)
26
Amphibian getting on with bit of force (6)
Down
1
Monk offers top university feature (8)
2
Worker to abscond, the beast (8)
3
Archdeacon invested in huge kitchen appliances (5)
5
I’m idealist and get changes brought within the law (13)
6
See me in taverns getting drunk, making firm assertions (9)
7
No longer wrong to provide force (6)
8
Holy man, unhappy, starts to discard his uniform (6)
10
Splashing money, go on and help to create a school of philosophy (13)
14
Setting apart one so good, holding tongue no longer? (9)
15
What tall man wears for clubs, say? (4,4)
16
Fifth old book order library finally overlooked? Something small being charged (8)
18
Tough female interrupted by English politician (6)
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Old socialite has upset gentleman? Rubbish! (6)
22
A story about female and male in film (5)