Crossword for Sat, 22/Jul/2023

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Across
1: In the manner of a girl (3)

3: Hang back, keeping right next to person buying a jumper (11)

9: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

11: Pantomime character having to join forces around Lake Superior (9)

12: Dizzy Ben is a playwright (5)

13: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

15: An oral examination is not advised if one has this sort of foresight (4,5)

16: Evaluation pack of standard images (4,5)

19: Pass mould (3)

21: Gnomelike feature of parallel fingers (5)

22: Incredible disorder in fat cats (9)

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

25: Lepers treated by North Dakota specialist? Brilliant! (11)

26: Ran into a section of the time-table (3)
Down
1: Kidnaps sailors swimming around the Channel (7)

2: Original North American time precedes 'America Latina' (5)

4: Fuss over band amounts to worshipping! (7)

5: 30-across Locality of drama and current progress (5,2,4)

6: Designed dashing ten-ton pick-up (3-5,5)

7: Urgently compelled president? Sure - with democratic leader (9)

8: Reunite sundered entourage.(7)

10: Check out tailless fish swallowing speck of dust with hand-held device (6,7)

14: Check out flyer for insects after the cricket (4-5)

16: The rate changed at movie house (7)

17: Lawless brute having fun with fair play (7)

18: Carry on after New York's flipped into unconsciousness (7)

20: Old method of the Crown, gaining ownership of property for the last companion in the chair (7)

23: Lug worm finally being a symbol (5)




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