Crossword for Sat, 26/Dec/2020

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Across
1: Some people differ about Castro (5)

4: These people don't know 'Cats' song I arranged (9)

7: Junker left Alaskan city heading north (5)

8: Stories least translated (5)

10: Hear Native American appeal (3)

11: Free for all by lack of padlocked freight compartments (2,5,6)

12: A bit of blood in vein of cut of beef (1-4)

13: French ladies made Sam mad (7)

15: Try to get ripened... it's a calamity (7)

16: Record left by teacher in Siam (5)

17: Actor works on two dialects (5,8)

19: Have bananas now (3)

20: Mineral springs start to moderate involuntary muscular contraction (5)

21: How might number mine something? (5)

22: Peculiarity of family repeating letter (9)

23: Part of stair is erect (5)
Down
1: Succumbed to one in evil castle (4,3,2)

2: Devil and saint share presentation (13)

3: Teen unclothes poorly dressed diners (13)

4: Not well in vessel of large-calibre guns (9)

5: No French islands for the other Dr. Crane (5)

6: Zoom back from the deeps (5)

9: On your feet! (8,5)

10: Beat it and ran, for example, with Girl Scout ingredients (9,4)

13: Alan, Timothy, and a couple of Estonians follow me at breakfast, lunch, and dinner (9)

14: Spooner claims Disney kinda tears content (4-5)

17: Bishop has support from this criminal (5)

18: A complex surprise (5)




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