Crossword for Thu, 23/Sep/2021

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Across
1: Bale-out? No! In French Mediterranean nation? (7)

5: Adulterates by adding acid perhaps? (7)

8: More up-to-date way for Oscar to greet Felix? (7)

9: Attack raise with no return (3,4)

11: Fix the oil platform ... (3)

12: Attempt test (3)

13: Sneezy's problem largely fixed (7)

14: Articles in 'Divers Times' (5)

16: Conductor taking opera to Northern Ireland twice (9)

17: Hybrid language or slang with fair translation (9)

18: Crew had dinner, we hear (5)

19: Those with regrets reining in destroyers (7)

20: God! Get real! There's no point getting upset (3)

22: One may be a very long time (3)

23: Elves distressed priests (7)

24: Vehicle allowed violent entertainment medium (5, 2)

25: More delicate - cast off bluster (7)

26: Moscow politician revolting in style (7)
Down
2: Rocks lure a breeding fish (4,9)

3: Dark, scary thing (5)

4: Cross chest located in New York (5)

5: Do springs help American author? (3,6)

6: Cantankerous old woman giving out big chops. (6-3)

7: Bright-sounding agenda touches on heavyweight legend (5,6)

10: Monarch met monarch in even open space for coin-operated machines (7,6)

11: Incomplete raw data lies in largely unexplored regions (4,7)

15: Tales swirling about federal agents associated with certain divisions (9)

16: Unwilling to destroy train sets (9)

20: Fortunate brave gets a late start (5)

21: Maverick starting to buck in wind (5)




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