Crossword for Mon, 29/May/2023

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Across
1: Destroying Bibles, I'm left without drinks (7)

4: Struggle with pieces of green apple (7)

9: A cold fish embraces that woman's mortal weaknesses (8,5)

10: English philosopher cured pig (5)

11: Unimportant Emma? Still upset? (5,4)

13: Regrets taking thousands in with leader of suspiciously questionable nature (9)

15: Explosive overturns our empty can (5)

17: Excellent osseous dark wood (5)

18: Evidently, the French are mixing heavenly (9)

19: Come to terms with instant operating computers (5,2,2)

20: Cut corners and omit taking minutes (5)

21: Modernise rear, in the opinion of escort (5,2,2,4)

22: Jimmy Garner's cops (7)

23: Amassing gold in confidence trick (7)
Down
2: Irish playwright livin soundly (5)

3: Small drinks for each young man's agent (11)

5: Fair sort one fleeing SAAB/Holden prang (3,6)

6: Foresees a three iron, just as Cassandra did. (7, 6)

7: Measure action to follow (5)

8: Marvelous egg primarily lined with bits of extremely rare gems (7)

9: Prosecutor entering motion following air conditioning company manager's initial settlement (13)

12: Clearances for the first couple of characters to find answers. (11)

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

16: Half-finished meal precedes my look back at sacred mountain (7)

19: Batsman leaves cry-baby on the wagon (5)

20: A military cap has turned up satisfactorily (5)




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