Crossword for Sun, 20/Dec/2020

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Across
2: Paraphrasing 'A Certain Sport': 'Wait till next year!' (13)

8: And not in town, ordinarily (3)

9: Arranged date in Cairo means extermination (11)

11: Chatter about some pay-back (3)

13: Is Asian holy man sinning in Asian capital? (9)

15: Cast update: Loy gave a superior performance (9)

16: Casts off shacks (5)

17: Prepare for onset of torrential downpour (5)

19: Dismissed Pat? Thats an indication to stop (9)

22: Wyatt sharpens up listening devices (9)

23: About....about right? Wrong! (3)

24: Hope destiny is remarkable - to free the mind (11)

26: Period email feature (3)

27: Plowmen let Amy spread job statute (10,3)
Down
1: 28 Invitation for man to get a cent on November 5? (5,3,3,3)

2: Mean a favourite defensive work (7)

3: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

4: Irately blasted the way things are (7)

5: Suppressed and overturned, it's taken flight (7)

6: Have I the power to appear friendly? (7)

7: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

10: Acknowledging access (9)

12: Caribbean tourists love to do this as dolphin cavorts (6-3)

14: I deem turds a regrettable necessity (11)

18: Tunes aware of dirigible (7)

19: Agree to cross Rubicon for money (7)

20: Hearing sis nose around (7)

21: Grant again drew one crookedly (7)

24: Pass mould (3)

25: Beauty stripping top and bottom is an additional feature (3)




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