Cryptic Crossword - Economic Times New Delhi (9678 of 15-08-2026) - Fillable and with solution

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Across:
1 They carry water in large amounts (7)
5 Bird in this way seen around river by hotel (6)
9 Arrive to collect container for stewed fruit (7)
10 Ordinary woman, for one, rejected as too old (7)
11 Priest is well lit at intervals (3)
12 Fantastic athlete at site regularly but not after the time specified (2,3,6)
13 One in romantic meeting rated suspect (5)
14 Marginal place for fuel (4,5)
16 Quiet official was wrong to be valued more highly (9))
17 Note catches not opening recesses (5)
19 Places in bay requiring renovation in an unavoidable way? (11)
22 Fear hidden by outlaw, exceptionally (3)
23 Late mob in a mess at fault (2,5)
24 Chooses to end involvement in work with solicitor about last of cases (4,3)
26 Remove limits on payment increasing around end of October (4,2)
27 Some day for exercising dog (7)

Down:
1 Journalist losing head in turn in final part? (4,3)
2 Treasurer, say, to pledge letter by one elected (9,6)
3 New mood intermittently in style of music (3)
4 Silvery fish gave off an odour, we hear (5) (5)
5 We hated do arranged and directed by pair of authorities (3,6)
6 A tree excited Indian woman (5) (5)
7 Special expert somehow ably keeps speaker in place for astronauts? (5,10)
8 Get very agitated in Kent area with most of number (6) (6)
12 Match engineers in time (5)
14 Spare chap to move pile of discarded material (9).(9)
15 Flower to pop uo over a year (5)
16 Tiny marks in cats' extremities (6)
18 Start to survey decent cooking with a pleasing aroma? (7)
20 Rub cold hands and freezing ears initially (5)
21 Bachelor facing depressing times in setbacks (5)
25 Brimless cap kept by past amateurs (3) (3)
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