Salmon's Cryptic no.19
Six down clues (asterisked) are 5s and are undefined. All others are clued normally (including one that is almost a 5). Relevant animals are badgers, elephants, magpies, starlings and woodpeckers.
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ACROSS
..1...Lacking a dead planet. (6) ..4...American fall-guy is worried and exhausted. (4-2) ..9...Japanese therapy shuts first-class movement. (7) 10...Sample withdrawn from caskets atop chest. (5) 11...See 11D. 12...Shabbiest trick: set mane. (7) 14...Alternate career topic otherwise. (11) 18...Apprehension about a short time in the middle. (7) 19..."None of your affair!" as an acronym. (4) 22...Protection sometimes comes with strings attached. (5) 24...In the 'Europa' liner it's irridescent. (7) 25...Spotted Little Desmond going round with pastry 1D. (6) 26...Get Ray to rotate! (6) |
DOWN
..1...This antenna's a beauty! (4) ..2...Inner self is an unfinished animal. (5) ..3...*Furtive giggling. (9) ..5...*Unending trial reverse. (3) ..6...*Proper start, starting to get in. (7) ..7...Abundance is fast in Paraguay! (5) ..8...*Strange rum on atrium. (11) 11,11A..Dead body is moved — scare a hundred! (7) 13...Sound to go along with a 5. (9) 15...Maybe I port, for example, when I go on this? (3,4) 16...L-live backwards and decline. (3) 17...*Be in trim these days! (6) 20...Board gets the OK twice. (5) 21...*Around summer in France. (4) 23...*Point to the old you. (4) |