Crossword for Sun, 18/Dec/2022

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Across
2: Two detectives produce a cosmetic (3,6)

6: Send back gangster's gun to get ID (3)

8: Uncovered some letters written back in Sumerian epoch (4-3)

10: Reportedly pull down more money at work (5)

11: Water ceremony or fire in a crisis (7)

12: Aspirant describing old road movies? (7)

14: Double profit repeatedly (5,3,5)

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

18: Extreme aims voiced (7)

20: Imaginary childhood? (7)

21: Erin's heir is hardly content (5)

23: Meatier concoction from, say, Dubai (7)

24: Get into the archeology scene. (3)

25: Smear record colour - that one (9)
Down
1: Problems from exchanging 1st double for a couple of triples (7)

2: Models from Evans Head extremely purposeful in Red Planet (9)

3: Arranged date in Cairo means extermination (11)

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

5: Escalating naked conflict (3)

6: One who takes after beggarman (5)

7: Smile about Crazy Mel, a supposed source of trouble (7)

9: 'Ransom'? Lame. Run 'Rocky I', 'II', 'III', etc. (5,8)

13: Fancied poem composed in comfort (5,2,4)

15: Companion to take care of worker (9)

16: Facing in both directions, like Janus? (7)

17: Pen opening regularly, bearing volatile, flammable liquid (7)

19: A 1000 following unsubstantial article (5)

22: Concealed hot part of psyche (3)




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