Crossword for Fri, 2/Dec/2022

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Across
2: Tint bark clogs to provide foot support (8,5)

9: Clip of Southern Conservative is very revealing at first (7)

10: Dropping in once again to analyze Aretha's hit (7)

11: Sycophant of knowledge, essentially, in those scoring 1600? (9)

12: Woman on Swiss shore (5)

14: Fish in sea initially react to heat, perhaps (5)

15: Discussed one who broadcasts mistake (5)

17: Haley's book provides moral support (5)

18: Removes from office and bags (5)

20: Pitchers were transported south (5)

21: Split, ran? (9)

22: Yellow fowl (7)

25: Firm must sometimes use an oriental dress (7)

26: How a diver might marry (4,3,6)
Down
1: Helps jazz musicians after the first (7)

2: Martyr fighting segregation (5,6)

3: Clearances for the first couple of characters to find answers. (11)

4: Starshine somehow loses its shine (9)

5: Scandinavian boatmen or sea-faring characters (5)

6: One may be transported by this kiss, it's said (3)

7: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

8: 8-down Its the exception to everything else in the dish tub (7,4)

12: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)

13: Sadly curtail urge for land cultivation (11)

15: I clear imp in ruckus based on evidence (9)

16: Ancient history part is excessively trimmed (7)

19: Get cosy slip due to fray (5,2)

21: Blow the whistle on the end of Chinese burn (5)

23: Sort of uninitiated cheat (3)

24: Implement box for young cat (3)




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