Crossword for Thu, 16/Jan/2020

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Across
1: Gradually reduce European Community requisitions for playback devices (4,9)

8: Shocked ensemble leader with ascending note during concert (9)

9: Influenced by sound material (5)

10: Lightened up, taking part in strip-tease dance (5)

12: Hints from close friends (9)

14: Multiplied by inaccurate items (5)

16: Come before chief of police, and back off (7)

17: Administered dose of vitamin (between 100 and 1000) in head (7)

18: Teaching assistants run into hospital facility for shocker (5)

19: Pictures capturing Ranger's first excellent baseball player (9)

20: Outcasts return will elicit disgust (5)

23: A couple of eerie bears look quietly, and slip away (5)

24: Freezing - with nothing on top? (5,4)

26: Fine legs confused emotions (5,8)
Down
1: The idea -- a little meal filled you once (5)

2: Sleep around in sheds (5)

3: Cleaning aid possessed by Fragonard (3)

4: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

5: Road without a pole (4)

6: Leaving no trail, Penny and Les hid in the middle of Sussex (9)

7: Surer rate confused Washington money maker (9)

9: Dairy stock entails wrangling around 2000 (9)

11: Rip apart and mostly reject old ballplayer (9)

13: Employ heart-broken Spartans where disaster came to pass. (11)

14: True philosopher that suits the bride (9)

15: Comic's ROM crashed! Small world, isn't it? (9)

21: Note found in prison is swell (5)

22: Cheats the crows (5)

24: Tender command (3)

25: Short bloke discontinued hike (3)




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