Crossword for Fri, 11/Dec/2020

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Across
1: Someone in favour of wine in jolly good surroundings (9)

6: Ascendant Brazilian city supports church singing group (5)

9: Tennis linesmen look for this tinea, perhaps (4-5)

10: Stomach-wobbling menu to follow recipe (5)

11: Mrs. Roosevelt East, Trim, Oregon (7)

12: Certain number supporting most of move for dismissal (7)

14: Ned Lunig, thrown inside, openly seen to be crapulous (13)

15: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)

20: Boss a German around (7)

21: Beatnik embraces nude in nightclub (7)

23: Make southpaw north (5)

25: Endless charades (one variety) I parade before the newlyweds (9)

26: Release pressure after energy incident (5)

27: Nunn completes more circuits than Gore coming around Canary Island seaport (3,6)
Down
1: Reduces strain from years of tension (7)

2: Fake endless call (5)

3: Outfield swamps East team, scoring all the points (7)

4: One who regrets following initial tendencies is increasingly sincere (5)

5: Went to bed embarrassed about backward custom (7)

6: Male meandering in back of sedan burned 'Sugar' (7)

7: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)

8: Call on telephone about lock (7)

13: Wives' strange ideas (5)

14: Frequently held back by internet formalities (5)

15: Man sees bananas in a bunch (2,5)

16: A weak line of defense from wise men? Not! (7)

17: Melodic rearrangement of asymmetrically split second part (7)

18: Punk brains a teenage witch (7)

19: Gets in boats at sea (7)

21: A fellow's legs may be protected by these (5)

22: Kingdom seen in nature, almost (5)

24: Requires five kills, or a single accurate shot. (3)




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