Crossword for Fri, 29/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Nits are possibly more unpleasant (7)

5: Arouse interest in Scripture verses after a time (7)

8: Church council regulation sounds like a big gun (5)

9: Turn in diet at night (9)

11: Having red nose, turned back (7)

12: Drank up in station (5)

13: These go far in repair plan, essentially (9)

16: Light touch of resplendence covers humble beginnings (5)

17: How might number mine something? (5)

18: Supply weapons to a fool? No! Its a South American mammal (9)

19: Release pressure after energy incident (5)

20: Opponent of new technology did play instrument outside (7)

23: Busted on a journey destined for the Orient (9)

24: Finger in pot, stirring (5)

25: Admittedly lying about times tabulated (7)

26: Plots get Cuban revolutionary leader in a terrible mess (7)
Down
1: Minor change in the White House? (6-3-4)

2: Church assembly contributing to heresy? No dice! (5)

3: Children nicely holding back secret (5)

4: An Indian princess fled east repeatedly (5)

5: Unpopular cad escorted around shopping malls (7)

6: Proclaimed head of the French delegation initially eating roast (9)

7: Family member suppresses a temptation to go head-to-foot naked (2,7)

10: Teen unclothes poorly dressed diners (13)

14: Returned, blushing about departure (9)

15: Rev. Spooner suggests superior makes fast mail merge site (6,3)

18: Regarding topless Rev. Down with surprise (7)

20: Many sound prospects for prospectors (5)

21: To discover how far in they were, he thumped roughly without hesitation. (5)

22: Di returned to me in France: back for the turn of phrase. (5)




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