Crossword for Sun, 16/Jul/2023

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Across
2: Greeting South-East Asian from Tibet? (9)

6: Sort of uninitiated cheat (3)

8: Hand down entangled net with water damage (7)

9: Opponent of new technology did play instrument outside (7)

11: Free for all by lack of padlocked freight compartments (2,5,6)

12: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)

13: In favour of an outer garment for protection (5)

14: Shlep around with AIDS (5)

17: Irene's new name (5)

18: Father Brown's latest femme fatale (5)

20: Height is equal to three-fifths of the first one (3)

21: Defusing timer incorrectly can lead to this! (13)

23: Incomprehensible English is the sign of a professional (7)

24: 'Inane' is not the same as 'inane' (7)

25: Inactive side (3)

26: Open present yonder (4,5)
Down
1: Its sad; get rid of misery! (9)

2: Stranger, in turn, had an accident (3-3-3)

3: Chewed-up gum in tater -- how toothsome (5-8)

4: Smaller golfer (7)

5: Moscow politician revolting in style (7)

6: 'There the woman is!' exclaimed in a less friendly way (5)

7: I hear you require a massage. (5)

10: Novel deviance in the movie? (5,2,6)

15: By no means the cleverest, anyway (9)

16: Batman novel is pure horse ... ! (9)

18: One wink, or forty (4-3)

19: Do over eco-law lacking initiative (2-5)

21: 500 = 100 + 0 - that's entertainment! (5)

22: Corpse apt to turn up in science fiction (5)




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