Crossword for Fri, 29/Sep/2023

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Across
1: Blonde's blemishes reflected (5)

3: Pests in a census? Distorted. (9)

8: Gershwin comes back on train with tortured spirit (5)

10: Surer rate confused Washington money maker (9)

11: Clearly notes Earths at a particular compass point (4-5-4)

12: Chatter about some pay-back (3)

14: Finger in pot, stirring (5)

15: Pronounced ability to smell negative votes (3)

16: Hear Native American appeal (3)

17: Scandinavian boatmen or sea-faring characters (5)

18: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)

20: Dangerous undertaking skiers in busy S bend (5,8)

23: Fruit taken in in inn (9)

24: Vagrant going over a little river to a foreign country (5)

25: We hear you cannot pay, so you can't smell. (9)

26: Great review at debut of Naughty Bird (5)

Down
1: How to support a ready reservist (5-2)

2: Johnston's desires (5)

3: An idea to throw out ring away from home (3,2)

4: Get rid of Tom for trip to North Pole (3,6)

5: Crank teases the art lovers (9)

6: Opening event in cruise: Iran art display (7-6)

7: Elves distressed priests (7)

9: Free sex, lips in beer; it's beyond words (13)

13: Add pantry to make dude! (9)

14: Porn movie's finale involves Cupid, briefly, and a critter in the woods (9)

16: Continuously flows from the right to enter a competitive group on board (7)

19: Don't repeat lyrics (7)

21: Crazy Sadie's notions (5)

22: Coal remaining at the end of a month (5)





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