Crossword for Wed, 2/Mar/2022

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Across
1: Random, visceral troop of hunters - that may open a door for you? (13)

7: One applying pressure to eight mixed up in back rent? (9)

9: Sailor takes gym class to slim down (5)

11: Even I help 100 elves save five (9)

13: Bouquets of flowers, freshly opened (5)

14: Gouge consumer for household warmth (3,6)

15: Seasoning for lark (5)

16: Wives' strange ideas (5)

17: Does it take two groups at the pole to produce birds? (4,5)

20: Lion's ground meat (5)

22: Dee Star danced in two clubs recently (9)

23: Chump getting past in chasm (5)

24: Precipitate cheer for Mick Jagger (9)

26: End inner-value conversion in UK taxes (6,7)
Down
1: Unfortunately, given to nay-saying (7)

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

3: Call on telephone about lock (7)

4: One who reads each consumer (7)

5: Decimal, in many cases (5)

6: Examiner for each drug addict (7)

8: People who put their kids to bed in fatigues? (7)

10: Stopped? No somehow deferred (9)

12: Staggering by, notices something offensive (9)

15: Young birds or seals may be heard (7)

16: Dangerous spitter sees loco and van destroyed (7)

17: A monster making some angry phone-calls (7)

18: Nits are possibly more unpleasant (7)

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

21: Uneven ships cable made from hemp (5)

25: Have bananas now (3)




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