Crossword for Fri, 29/Dec/2017

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Across
1: Field worker finding insect on vegetables (7)

4: Yielded gutlessly, taking in hopeless cheat as he sailed by. (7)

8: Stan's partner is central to Follies (5)

9: Greenest state with the least elevation (9)

10: Bird accompanying gangster or outlaw (5,4)

11: Road without a pole (4)

12: Doctrine for some Kiwis makes sense (3)

13: Blonde's blemishes reflected (5)

14: Dizzy Ben is a playwright (5)

16: Starts to name Olivia Newton-John 'Country Entertainer' for the time being (5)

17: Latin lives of Evita explained within (5)

18: Clothilda is carrying a parcel (3)

19: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)

20: Damn turncoat left country (9)

22: Ban professional writer (9)

24: Pay for mashed tater (5)

25: Certainly, Mr. Gore welcoming Republican is bizarre (7)

26: Break down door with your visitor to Oz (7)
Down
1: Plenty supporting nuclear process (9)

2: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

3: Acid destroyed brace (5)

4: Leo, wealthy, wig awry, looking awfully old! (6,4,3)

5: Obscure time to start work in a happy place (5,4)

6: Draw the knot (3)

7: Saw palm down (5)

9: Varies order in command? That's debatable (13)

11: Lepers treated by North Dakota specialist? Brilliant! (11)

13: Show singular glasses? (9)

15: Plain grim? (3,6)

19: Fairs with examples of sex positions (5)

21: . . . before the last apprentice is put in the ground (5)

23: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)




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