Crossword for Mon, 20/Feb/2023

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Across
1: Show off Mark's Mazda Miata, for one (6,3)

5: Firm rear end (5)

8: Liquidation of one country led by pair of fools (13)

9: Composition of eastern grave (7)

11: Contrarily leave closet for result (7)

14: A favourite car of Seattle natives. (11)

15: E.g., told story about cave-men (11)

16: Original caliph adds brave face to UK/Arab struggle (3-4)

17: French heart pines for early courses (7)

21: End of Oslo peace process making things less clear (13)

23: Argument in the meeting (5)

24: Gambled on wicked stunt-man (9)

Down
1: Influenced by sound material (5)

2: A sample makes sense (5)

3: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

4: For Proust, life's purpose springs from remembrance of a torn desire (6,5)

5: Set out samovars for featured skits (4,5)

6: Real idiot garbled opiniated commentary (9)

7: Rev. Spooner says 'The person massaging Reagan is illiterate' (3-6)

8: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)

10: A favourite car of Seattle natives. (11)

12: Secures a term and travels (4,5)

13: In love with copper? Gone to give a needle? (9)

14: Glib speech before Ms. Peron returns (9)

18: Dyslexic's tired and distressed (5)

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

20: Flower part to lapse badly (5)

22: Song is a gas (3)





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