Crossword for Wed, 24/Apr/2024

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Across
1: Physicist failed to finish food before a trip round sun (7)

4: Treated badly, lost skin covering back (7)

8: Sinatra improved, becoming a master of his craft (7)

9: Jumps all over bees swarming rat (7)

10: Guard enthralled by desperately urgent sad song (5)

11: Big problem for police: one kitten's crying in hunger (5,4)

13: Defusing timer incorrectly can lead to this! (13)

16: Ratty cavalier redressed in proper horseman's uniform. (7, 6)

17: Rita Mears breaks wind near a plane (9)

19: Part of stair is erect (5)

22: Something cold in Candice Bergen's makeup (7)

23: Big man in charge of berg victim (7)

24: Outrageous trio of Italians bursting in on divorcee and me (7)

25: One providing funds for last one in debt (7)
Down
1: Mrs Schmidt's penny is fake (5)

2: Part turning two ways (5)

3: Spread Dianne's pearls around (9)

4: Handle small round piece of charcoal (9)

5: Home that's high (and very light) by the Sound (5)

6: Four tight ends holding a private conversation (4-1-4)

7: Took exception to insult and discharged editor (9)

12: Fraternize to such extent Zen leader gets entangled in spy group lie (9)

13: Deviant fellow following Esther Williams at times (9)

14: Top colleges have three miles of vine (3,6)

15: English jet fighter made an assessment and left the country (9)

18: Argument in the meeting (5)

20: Tendon's abnormal growth is in remission (5)

21: Regarding Mutt, make a comeback? (5)




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