Cryptic Crossword - Economic Times New Delhi (9618 of 06-06-2026) - Fillable and with solution

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Across:
1 Prepare to work in a theatre? (5,2)
5 Hostile to be part of a poem (6)
9 Answer about small place frequented by ducks (7)
10 Delay linked to boring type on reflection, straggler (7)
11 Assistance varied at intervals (3)
12 Antics tramp played in temporary accommodation site (7,4)
13 Instant to hold run around Scottish peak (5)
14 Award winners in U.S. city facing austere eccentric (9)
16 Whatsit is attenuated and sticky (9)
17 Range in neural systems (5)
19 Bill with gold cup moved thing to hold papers together (7,4)
22 Intermittently thumbs container (3)
23 Celebrity given backing had to come out (7)
24 Retired chap captivated by mostly sharp central principle (7)
26 Cooking left on non-stick material (6)
27 U.S. lawyer with state analysed stuff for processing (7)

Down:
1 Curved line in mass provoked derision (7)
2 Doctor restrained Alice giving form of support (11,4)
3 Vocally decry pub (not half) (3)
4 Person's home for all to see supported by a city in Italy (5)
5 English county town is busy early surprisingly (9)
6 Figure has importance after leader goes (5)
7 Irish woman interrupts stint actors devised as leading draws (4,11)
8 Skilled figures in department put in middle of base (6)
12 Skimpy garment seen in marathon game (5)
14 Fib about male environmentalist in shade (4,5)
15 Supply online witt comment (5)
16 Names in turn to describe power characteristic of some tanks? (6)
18 Undermine brutes rampaging around capital of Venezuela (7)
20 Slow manner of speech from director with inexperienced learner (5)
21 Enjoyed being connected having given out name (5)
25 Those initiating young engineers talking still (3)
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