Cryptic Crossword from Economic Times,Chennai (9166 of 26-12-2024)

Cryptic Crossword from Economic Times, Chennai (9166 of 26-12-2024) - Fillable and with solution

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Across:
6 Piece in art a VIP replaced, being ungrateful? (14)
9 Draw attention to manner of speaking (6)
10 Infectious feature of cricket? (8)
11 Deeply moved to receive Oscar, director is put in position for action? (8)
13 Children’s author has three points leading piece (6)
15 Seek to avoid detection in entry to room flanked by sofa (6)
17 Nervously goes round a reef, finally; hazard for sailors? (3,3)
19 Mind old boy with Charlie boarding plane (6)
20 African citizen sadly in a rage about source of locusts (8)
22 Fantastic plot in U.S. typical of an undeveloped landscape? (8)
24 Bawdy couple of thespians entering year for review (6)
26 First sign of gangs in e.g. standard war represented being on bad terms (2,7,5)

Down:
1 Check ten in a bit mobilised as group of unofficial advisers (7,7)
2 Edible fish from Alaska put in confines of house (4)
3 Patchy location on borders of Turkey (6)
4 Turn out cadets in interval (8)
5 With last of blood removed, get rid of painful sensation (4)
7 Source of unrest in key party getting outdated currency (6)
8 Victor at a close in Cheam possibly has thing to dispense small items (7,7)
12 Unrestrained element found in Waterloo, separately (5)
14 In this way, footballing body meets resistance up to now (2,3)
16 Barbed section in excerpts from newspapers (8)
18 Write in a different way about a restaurant employee (6)
21 Selfish journalist wearing neutral colour (6)
23 Thing to carry babies is present in the morning (4)
25 By the sound of it, travelled by bike in street (4)
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