ACROSS
1 Trip had try-out of some insurance policies (5-5) THIRD-PARTY*
6 Primarily, amicable mademoiselle I'll esteem? (4) AMIE Acrostic Semi&lit
9 Everyman – so healthy! – knocked back enormous quantity of booze (10) METHUSELAH {ME}{THUS}{HALE<=}
10 Fawn in pie crust (4) ECRU [T]
11 Romantic tale is long, sordid novel (7,5) SLIDING DOORS*
15 Dour rival displayed impatience for Spooner (2-5) PO-FACED (~foe paced to po-faced)
16 Perhaps Bambi seen in rejigged order, Ena's introduction included twice (3,4) ROE DEER {ORDER}* over {EnaEna}*
17 Controlled creep, by 'eck (2,5) IN CHECK {INCH}{ECK}
19 ‘Abaci to Xeroxes’: retrospective includes unusual items (7) EXOTICA [T<=]
20 What might rattle 'mid worst snow? (5,7) STORM WINDOWS* Semi&lit
23 Mother getting in on Sultan's territory (4) OMAN {O{MA}N}
24 Green with plan to recycle (10) CHARTREUSE {CHART}{REUSE}
25 God, person with lisp’s angry (4) THOR (~sore)
26 Fibre provided by pathetic meals — 'moderate sandwiches' (6,4) CAMELS HAIR {C{MEALS*}HAIR}
DOWN
1 'Date's a herb', we're told (4) TIME (~thyme)
2 Audiotape’s gripping, A Letter From Greece (4) IOTA [T]
3 Measure of alcohol, a kind of sherry, is trifle ingredient (6,5) DOUBLE CREAM {DOUBLE}{CREAM}
4 ‘Reformed’ Duke – I agree, newspaper boss to cover (7) AMENDED{AMEN}{D}{ED}
5 What might affect an athlete’s career in one of two ways? (7) TRAINER [DD]
7 Witches and I end up touring Pacific lands (10) MICRONESIA {CRONES}{I} in {AIM<=}
8 Receiving pursuit, shake a rein of a horse (10) EQUESTRIAN {QUEST} in {A+REIN}*
12 Wren has designs for this political assembly (4,2,5) DIET OF WORMS [DD]
13 Turns before dock that’s damper (10) SPOILSPORT {SPOILS}{PORT}
14 A heartless romance leads to bother for lover (10) AFICIONADO {A}{FICtION}{ADO}
18 Skirt (it’s chiné) as regularly worn by divinity (7) KRISHNA {sKiRt+ItS+cHiNe+As}
19 To some extent commend, or second? (7) ENDORSE [T] &lit
21 Join up with part of orchestra (4) TUBA<=
22 Look — with eyes half-closed, a parliamentarian (4) PEER [DD]
Reference List
Duke = D, Newspaper boss = ED
1 Trip had try-out of some insurance policies (5-5) THIRD-PARTY*
6 Primarily, amicable mademoiselle I'll esteem? (4) AMIE Acrostic Semi&lit
9 Everyman – so healthy! – knocked back enormous quantity of booze (10) METHUSELAH {ME}{THUS}{HALE<=}
10 Fawn in pie crust (4) ECRU [T]
11 Romantic tale is long, sordid novel (7,5) SLIDING DOORS*
15 Dour rival displayed impatience for Spooner (2-5) PO-FACED (~foe paced to po-faced)
16 Perhaps Bambi seen in rejigged order, Ena's introduction included twice (3,4) ROE DEER {ORDER}* over {E
19 ‘Abaci to Xeroxes’: retrospective includes unusual items (7) EXOTICA [T<=]
20 What might rattle 'mid worst snow? (5,7) STORM WINDOWS* Semi&lit
23 Mother getting in on Sultan's territory (4) OMAN {O{MA}N}
26 Fibre provided by pathetic meals — 'moderate sandwiches' (6,4) CAMELS HAIR {C{MEALS*}HAIR}
DOWN
1 'Date's a herb', we're told (4) TIME (~thyme)
2 Audiotape’s gripping, A Letter From Greece (4) IOTA [T]
3 Measure of alcohol, a kind of sherry, is trifle ingredient (6,5) DOUBLE CREAM {DOUBLE}{CREAM}
4 ‘Reformed’ Duke – I agree, newspaper boss to cover (7) AMENDED{AMEN}{D}{ED}
5 What might affect an athlete’s career in one of two ways? (7) TRAINER [DD]
7 Witches and I end up touring Pacific lands (10) MICRONESIA {CRONES}{I} in {AIM<=}
12 Wren has designs for this political assembly (4,2,5) DIET OF WORMS [DD]
13 Turns before dock that’s damper (10) SPOILSPORT {SPOILS}{PORT}
14 A heartless romance leads to bother for lover (10) AFICIONADO {A}{FIC
18 Skirt (it’s chiné) as regularly worn by divinity (7) KRISHNA {
19 To some extent commend, or second? (7) ENDORSE [T] &lit
21 Join up with part of orchestra (4) TUBA<=
22 Look — with eyes half-closed, a parliamentarian (4) PEER [DD]
Reference List
Duke = D, Newspaper boss = ED
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