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Thursday, 24th September 2026

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Across

1.Nation between Honduras and Costa Rica (9)
8.Cremation remains — or a cricket urn? (5)
9.Ultraviolet tanning device (7)
10.Hidden pull beneath the waves? (8)
11.Blade's advantage? (4)
13.Fervent — burning with enthusiasm (6)
14.Big-game outing — or an Apple browser? (6)
16.Coaching houses (4)
17.Polluting discharge into rivers (8)
19.What salt air does to silver — or a reputation (7)
20.Proportion — golden one is roughly 1.618 (5)
21.Anxious or implicated (9)

Down

1.Punk's piercing statement? (8)
2.Bespoke habit? (6)
3.Orange coat (4)
4.Mum's and dad's elders (12)
5.Thankfulness — or growth in value (12)
6.True to life, as a landscape painting? (12)
7.Evergreen shrub with showy flower clusters (12)
12.Cut to suit? (8)
15.Elegant hound — or a crocheted blanket (6)
18.They click in the office? (4)