Crossword for Sun, 12/Jan/2020

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Across
1: Painting a beard (7)

3: Church organ initially secures selections (7)

6: Gathering hype about coffee maker (7)

9: The Commander went to the communist and ripped his heart out. (5)

11: Drop in rent keeping me housed after last month (9)

12: Oilwell fireman Red's commercial run (5)

13: Plastic canister filled with fifty licorice sticks (9)

14: Brand on utilitarian stocking: 'Krispy Kreme' (5)

15: Stopped and looked after blowing top (5)

16: Try to trap me, a pro anyway, wont last forever! (9)

18: Horrid, filthy lucre (5)

19: It's normal if evil?! (6, 3)

21: Right to possess an address (5)

22: Free to turn some integral tables (2,5)

23: Former leader's relative with bit of tension in stomach (4, 3)

24: Ways of approaching a goddess without middlemen? (7)
Down
1: Cast ballots, with five to back Edward (5)

2: Outrageous trio of Italians bursting in on divorcee and me (7)

3: Boxes containing, essentially, stuff for clergymen (7)

4: Tidy up and clean floor finally and decisively (4,3,3,3)

5: Opening event in cruise: Iran art display (7-6)

7: He explored star (7,6)

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

10: Break down door with your visitor to Oz (7)

13: Team to sever a severe top style (7)

16: Site of ASU school near Tuesday's storm (7)

17: Too bad! Drive back for Italian wine (7)

20: Wants - in fact, just has to have (5)




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