Crossword for Thu, 10/Aug/2023

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Across
1: Irish playwright livin soundly (5)

4: Little Richard was follwed by aliens, being bowed at the knees. (7)

9: Material featured in 'Sudden Impact' (5)

10: Risks making Chinese detective dry up (7)

11: Britannia - she never has blanched (5)

12: Vaudeville star to lead opening of Angela's Grandma (3,6)

13: Cant this band collect any moss? (7,6)

15: Furious persons cry for the lure of the wilderness (4,2,3,4)

18: Delicate stem is enlightening (5,4)

20: Hang poor Democrat from the east (5)

22: Surprisingly, neither was in place. (7)

23: Language of first and last detective (5)

25: Sid sets off then stops (7)

26: Currently well-supplied? (5)
Down
1: Tender command (3)

2: Feeling Starsky's buddy has a change of heart (5)

3: No time for metal in name only (7)

4: sliced again with cuter swing (5)

5: Titleholder led short woman to have a celebratory drink. (9)

6: Hex's inclination: going topless (7)

7: Bore spotted outside of U.S. (9)

8: A properly run lottery might be a complete success (1,5,5)

11: Sadly curtail urge for land cultivation (11)

13: Consigned elegant, short, new dresses in red (9)

14: Unwelcome visitors oddly unstirred (9)

16: Releases transposed shops (7)

17: State currently popular with goddess (7)

19: Rings for the groups (5)

21: First-class puzzle originally from Ontario is available (2,3)

24: Call initially communicates real yearning (3)




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