Puzzle no. 17
"It's life, Jim, but not as we know it..."
Laccaria

Published on Big Dave as Rookie #245

This puzzle has a ghost theme, but it's so obscure that I guessed (rightly) that no-one would spot it.  So the (apocryphal) subtitle offers a gentle hint.  (It's nothing to do with Star Trek).

In addition, I'll disclose that 1a, 8a, 10a, along with several others, are theme-words.

You'll see an explanation if you complete the puzzle.


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  •  1  Remote transmitter initially picked up last Sunday afternoon - radio? (6)

  •  4  Opens chat about training (5)

  •  8  Answer not concerning small body of water (4)

  •  9  This is very sour personality, following rejected reference which separates Powers (6,4)

  • 10 King and queen feed horse buns here (6)

  • 11 Will manager almost kill off research to start with? (8)

  • 12 Make aware, Nessie is traced originally at sea (9)

  • 14 Labour's first idiot head (4)

  • 15 Nothing in returned bill for junk? (4)

  • 16 Possibly irons suit after whip-round (4-5)

  • 20 Please start with one ripe variety of sausage (8)

  • 21 Senseless man initially out to throw away stunted fruit (6)

  • 23 Upset police officer to cut a dash, given time (10)

  • 24 Uncouth chaps are right about one point (4)

  • 25 Worthless award without a thousand taking exercise (5)

  • 26 Playwright owes Kermit a part (6)

  • Down
  •  1  Soldiers brought up to check about 11's concern (7)

  •  2  Left in charge to dish out (5)

  •  3  A nasty criminal kidnaps, at first, Lucian Freud? (7)

  •  4  Flyer has old coin, one used further South (6)

  •  5  Lucy, perhaps with ease, to fry with this? (6,3)

  •  6  Derivative result of bad cornering (4-3)

  •  7  Rebels sit angrily in hearings concerning church (13)

  • 13 Chips and peas cooked in vessel (5-4)

  • 15 Queen is here for hairdo (7)

  • 17 Pay for our European neighbour: not right to keep in! (7)

  • 18 It obstructs view of motorcyclist bearing left and heading to Northampton (7)

  • 19 Lawyer, not one to keep books (6)

  • 22 Conway first welcomed by man without back-stop (5)

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