The Hindu Crossword No. 2407

Across

 1 Irritable taxi driver crossing river (6)
 4 Controversial couple on team, first in dressing room (3-5)
 9 Think about a boy (6)
10 Char securing a drop of strong disinfectant (8)
12 Growing furious checking on daughter (6,3)
13 Relaxed miss eating duck (5)
14 Married spanish girl, one who's crying leaving ship (11)
15 Drudge in Kitchen bar drinking drop of lager (6,5)
20 Girl cuddling Italian out of friendship (5)
21 Beaufort, say, now known as Sellafield (9)
23 One with gun, caught in decoy, must find a bandage (8)
24 Nearly evryone on boat turned round (3,3)
25 Editor, primarily for that reason, has journalists in his coffee (8)
26 Critical part towards end of game (6)

Down

 1 Is worried about son's first kiss (6)
 2 Vigilant, a king in dread (5)
 3 Arrived without warning and imploded (5,2)
 5 Suitably getting ready for an annual ceremony (4,8)
 6 Operator after southern name for a clam (7)
 7 Conversation with duke is vulgar, reportedly (9)
 8 Country set supporting party on right (6)
11 Misunderstanding caused by an incompetent
14 Studying hard at college after a violent robbery (7,2)
16 Baby's clothing, however, is brought in behindhand (7)
17 Pardon seaman found with crack (7)
18 Strange alibi presented to eastern magistrate (6)
19 Weed in trap will, we hear (6)
22 Stroll with thriller writer just short of river (5)

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