Crossword for Sat, 29/Jul/2023

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Across
1: Inspects old radical for a moment (5, 6)

6: Small piece of fish (3)

8: I need half a month before becoming a saint (9)

10: Contrarily accepted gold slab (5)

11: One who takes after beggarman (5)

12: Tucks in untidy singlets, missing the tail end (7)

13: Guy is nice to our species (7)

14: Strength of army (5)

17: The lowest point in a dire section (5)

18: Beginning to send poor around north and south for support (7)

19: Playing on cello in A major's superior (7)

22: Trains without commanding officer and suffers (5)

23: Proper to have a little sex? This gives a slanted view (5)

24: Tossing and turning, I wondered what the comforter might be made of (9)

25: Cleaning aid possessed by Fragonard (3)

26: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)
Down
1: Dressing of malt and beans to make horse tender (9)

2: Took a load off awfully thin ledge (9)

3: One giving evidence, if ignored, would be more snappish (9)

4: Fling an item of furniture (3,5,5)

5: 19-across, perhaps, bites indeed (5)

6: Remove bombast from French painter? (5)

7: Bit lots by half of tsetse flies (5)

9: Disbelieving customer found in fetid cell in turmoil. (7,6)

14: Trick winemaker into being reckless (9)

15: Red Square leaders picking up wild stories with electronic gear (9)

16: Wyatt sharpens up listening devices (9)

19: Seasoning for lark (5)

20: Airborne without a trace of fear, reclining in plane (5)

21: Scotsman turns to notice drifter (5)




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