Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 024
A Puzzle by Anax
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Foreword
Welcome to the twenty fourth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have another excellent puzzle from Anax.  A few words of advice – read the clues carefully, everything that you need is there.
The puzzle
A Puzzle by Anax
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| 1 | Tyre’s initially bald and wobbly – one to watch (9) | 1 | Expect to grasp answer (see 22) (4) |
| 6 | Stop and do something rude? (5) | 2 | She’s heartlessly hiding old meal ticket (see 22) (5) |
| 9 | Guides recall sailor in his environment (7) | 3 | Separating cells is basic, so nearly disastrous (10,5) |
| 10 | Head-on smash not far ahead of new driver (7) | 4 | This hot and cold liquid is a kitchen cleaner (9) |
| 11 | Attend boxing club, causing delight (7) | 5 | Runs 12 in (see 22) (4) |
| 12 | Caught news flash that’s going around (see 22) (6) | 6 | Rolling Stone genre? (11,4) |
| 13 | Smart, so gets dug in (7,7) | 7 | One isn’t even odd total (9) |
| 17 | Shocked hotelier: My! Lord Lucan? (3,6,5) | 8 | Agreeing to recall good time, keeping partner in (8) |
| 18 | Line breaks do, a bit (6) | 14 | Changes path in secret, rickety fencing put up free (9) |
| 19 | A dry dock with nothing in it (see 22) (7) | 15 | Hair not in curlers, say (see 22) (5-4) |
| 23 | Disapprove of training (see 22) (7) | 16 | Engine thus prepared for stock car? (6,2) |
| 24 | Original belief in a prostitute one’s married (7) | 20 | Electoral system, one that’s second best (5) |
| 25 | This is so unusual in a puzzle (5) | 21 | Jolly good man on top (see 22) (4) |
| 26 | Work, and be sacked (see 22) (5,4) | 22 | Warning from setter – cracks appearing (4) |
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