Crossword for Mon, 23/Jan/2023

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Across
1: Run amok while covered in red snack food (7)

5: Start reducing salt? (3)

7: Nightwear and jersey top added in afterthought (3)

9: Difficult situation with drug in back of pantihose (5,4)

10: Vagrant going over a little river to a foreign country (5)

11: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

13: Bobbed beneath in playful attempt to drown journalist. (6, 5)

15: Unpleasantly rude, definitely lacking touch of elegance (5)

16: Write down 'In mink, not frozen'? (9)

19: Worshipper of all gods would gasp at theft (9)

21: We hear sniffer is acquainted with the facts (5)

22: Celebration geared for retirement (6,5)

24: Arcking shot from Bill O'Brien (3)

25: Choice among novel items (5)

26: I'm ready to attend university without preparation (9)

29: Scale Ten after taxes (3)

30: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

31: Deviated before getting cast out (7)

Down
1: Making Athenian weaver drink an informal toast (7,2)

2: Therefore, finish off this bit of work (3)

3: Famously, Tony led astray (7)

4: Heavy metal group X (4)

5: Carelessly let teeth rot completely (2,3,6)

6: Hop back inside before Bo undresses (7)

7: Peeled, making Pop embarrassed? (5)

8: Abstract art is just one step.(5)

12: Romantic poet is close to Reagan (5)

14: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

17: British Petroleum dispute (5)

18: Busted on a journey destined for the Orient (9)

20: Thelma's abandoned small towns (7)

21: Tonic for the main speaker. (7)

22: Prom couple steals crown from teen dress up (5)

23: Dive in amidst scrap (5)

27: Infection leads from partly uncooked steak (3)

28: Standard style of music rejected (3)





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