Crossword for Sat, 24/Feb/2018

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Across
3: Upset top duo; I went and confessed (5,2,2,2)

9: Show singular glasses? (9)

11: Bury with arms and legs but no head (5)

12: Resident's web terminal missing (7)

13: Scarf free tacos (5)

15: Jump all over Kegler, say (9)

16: . . . or working with one group of stars (5)

18: Crazy Sadie's notions (5)

19: Heels were repaired in another place (9)

21: Publication for children (5)

22: Sissy's fabric cleaner suggested by the Rev. Spooner (7)

23: Noisily proclaim British politician to the audience (5)

24: I may fall into pit in a remote country (9)

25: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)
Down
1: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

2: Chosen few travelled on with conductor (9)

4: Central matter for physicists luncheon: rocks releasing hydrogen (7)

5: When one should be expecting a suitable partner (3,4)

6: Charles talked about pictures of sea creatures (6,2,5)

7: Alternative part of course (5)

8: Mann's 'Death in Venice' Dorothy sent up (3)

10: Cat linked stories to the underworld (8-5)

14: Think at length about lost planet, comet (11)

17: Fashionable fragrance, fundamentally (2,7)

19: Raise vale. Tee off. (7)

20: Mad? O, yes! Mad dog! (7)

21: Denim -- a genuine clothing icon (5)

23: One may be transported by this kiss, it's said (3)




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