Crossword for Fri, 20/Dec/2019

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Across
1: The grades of naval seamen (7)

5: The portrayal of things as they are in Mailer's novel (7)

8: Martyr fighting segregation (5,6)

9: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

10: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

12: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

13: Surgical tool gutting curvy coquette (7)

14: Part turning two ways (5)

15: A supporter starting to mock President Garfield's middle name (5)

17: Employ new, rare chemical compound (7)

20: Uninitiated stoop to finish (3)

21: Ceases running features about Republican in serious trouble (4,7)

22: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)

23: To implicate is innate, swallowing a hundred backing Space Station One (11)

25: Several variety shows (7)

26: In last couple of buildings, plumb drains (7)
Down
2: Diet, sir! Clergy upset with fat constituents (13)

3: More stylish bronze-backed row of seats (7)

4: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)

5: Right, turn right to play with robot (3)

6: A superior helper (7)

7: Boss a German around (7)

8: Batsman leaves cry-baby on the wagon (5)

9: Dine out and stop being vague (13)

11: Girl mostly into turning inside out - it's never ending! (11)

15: Artists workshop E. Lear bowled over with it (7)

16: Wine and cheese brought back by Gershwin? (7)

18: Red Cross is putting on bazaar (7)

19: A sample makes sense (5)

24: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)




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