Crossword for Fri, 15/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Lifeblood of dope (3)

3: Lecher in bed was full of hot air (9)

7: Nobleman lying about fancy miter's border (9)

9: Initially, celebrated Rough Rider's pick is to fish (5)

11: Carries most of sea-bird back. (3)

12: Mary-Jane crochets her Pop a jumper (11)

14: Destroyed Manila's fauna (7)

15: Annie is crazy? Stupid! (7)

16: Part of American's eerie pronouncement after a miracle (1,3,3)

17: Seek trail (2,5)

18: For Proust, life's purpose springs from remembrance of a torn desire (6,5)

19: Get into the archeology scene. (3)

21: Child can be heard getting out of bed at dawn. (3, 2)

22: Pita with pickled caper for each person (3,6)

24: Aquatic plant providing a variety of materials (5,4)

25: Sheep to start wallowing in ease (3)

Down
1: Flower part to lapse badly (5)

2: Travel - pioneering art form (13)

3: Behind and down and out (3)

4: Startled, grabs sailor (3)

5: Conclude a recitation off-key (11)

6: Itinerant labor packing fruit for Great White Hunter? (5,4)

8: Rise above fad, carrying recycled cans (9)

10: Impatient dope confused designated hour (9,4)

12: Hang back, keeping right next to person buying a jumper (11)

13: Butcher shop's opening to sounds of hilarity (9)

14: Foolishly I air spats of beekeepers (9)

20: Small stones unfinished in cemetary plot (5)

22: Infection leads from partly uncooked steak (3)

23: It comes to a point everyone heard (3)





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