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Across 1 Shoot an annoying person in capital (8) 5 Emphasise the importance of drama at university (4,2) 9 Around Miami’s centre, miss his subtle Japanese dishes (8) 10 Nevertheless left, accompanied by the Queen’s servant (6) 11 Vulgar girl on board points to miserly types (11) 13 A party causing bother (3) 14 Player’s excellent hand? (8,7)

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17 Dog chewed up grannie’s slipper (8,7) 18 Include a theologian (3) 20 Kill terrible martinet in English river (11) 23 Cat in patch of ground by old church (6) 24 Try fish the American way (8) 25 Scrabbling in dust, one leading a bare existence (6) 26 Awkward riddle put to Edward (8)

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Down 1 Simple when covered by writer (5) 2 Diane taken over southern resort in a state of neglect (9) 3 Groom, stiffly formal before start of proceedings (5) 4 Crawler to remain in class? (5,6) 6 Girl touring one, an American state (9) 7 A short time to rest up in Black Sea resort (5) 8 Staff in Nelson upset after salesman’s given a rise (9) 12 A matching jacket and pants with pocket fit the bill (7,4) 14 Fruit from Kansas dished out as well inside (9) 15 Unsafe to treat us injecting needle (9) 16 Check defaced copy (9) 19 Leader in demonology needs to study fear (5) 21 Ancient Greek colony shown in edition I acquired (5) 22 Editor cutting staff? The opposite is correct (5)

For an even stiffer crossword challenge, try Azed in Escape, page 10

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Post code How many times a month do you buy The Observer? How many times a week do you buy The Guardian?

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