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Across
- 1. Uncovered formula for synthetic gold leaf (6)
- 5. Brass, though rejected, has value (8)
- 9. Team of construction workers in Chicago called about a dog in trouble (4,4)
- 10. Nothing was first refused (6)
- 11. Square, say, two plus three hundred and eight, initially, and then add twenty (4,3,5)
- 13. Rose oil of the Turks and Omanis, originally (4)
- 14. Veterans not starting to show affection (3,5)
- 17. Stay after lunchtime, say, chewing a bite of paan (8)
- 18. Bank lingo (4)
- 20. Imperial dictator poisoned Asuras with a drop of lime juice (6,6)
- 23. Concern about a fellow cutting a tree (6)
- 24. Back off, look to the left and drive around villa's rear (4,4)
- 25. Reserve rickety UFO ride before starting for roller-coaster (8)
- 26. Transport van's boot is from a Pacific island (6)
Down
- 2. Coach distributes drink for revelry (4)
- 3. Edmond freaks (3,3,3)
- 4. Practices what takes place on 07/04? (6)
- 5. One who has perfect work-life balance? (9,6)
- 6. One always takes away from these exceptional restaurants – salami, ham, tiramisu, wine, mutton and chicken legs (8)
- 7. Antique bar demolished in Germany, perhaps? (5)
- 8. Explosive clothes – cool and wild – for Louis XI, say (3,7)
- 12. Reform of drop-outs is strongly defended (5,2,3)
- 15. Get to know a tempestuous cine star (9)
- 16. Husband's trick shot to start a game (8)
- 19. Condition, in short, to get into Australian team's first side (6)
- 21. One Arab volunteer is killed, backing a resident of a Middle Eastern country (5)
- 22. A perfectly turned out savoury in Barcelona (4)
