Crosswords Set by: Vulcan Sun 26 Jul 2020 19.00 EDT Cryptic crossword No 28,196 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Vulcan Sun 26 Jul 2020 19.00 EDT Download the Guardian app for a better puzzles experience Download the Guardian app for a better puzzles experience Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Across 1 After a main course, something to follow? (6) 4 Child has one on hand for such gentle treatment (3,5) 9 O for breathable air! (6) 10 Located by Scottish island, returns and tells a story (8) 11 Not having had a drop in weight, facing chilly grave (5,4,5) 13 Another failure on board for ship's officer (6,4) 14 A short trip is dull (4) 16 Wanting to give opponent a hiding (4) 18 Turning, cats maybe run: one could climb this? (10) 21 Showing regret for an act of self-harm (7,7) 23 Unworthy, if daring, broadcast (5,3) 24 I have to follow law in force (6) 25 Powder that's rarely valuable (4,4) 26 Start on satire, finish making lampoon (4,2) Down 1 Bird heading off from stream (4) 2 This crossword is strangely obscure (7) 3 Sort of pause, being knocked up (8) 5 Totally flustered where one lives perhaps, nips out (2,1,4,4) 6 Gaudy rig has to be replaced (6) 7 When is area of Languedoc to be revisited? (7) 8 Simple addition to contract for film (4,5) 12 Stop crime? Go afresh to tackle seriously (4,2,5) 13 Fastening horse into strap (9) 15 Service winner overcomes resistance in overwhelming victory (8) 17 Discreet, caught in bad fault (7) 19 Having wasted time, daughter married (7) 20 Regularly rail, plain coarse (6) 22 Lament what willows do? (4)
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