Crossword for Fri, 31/Dec/2021

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Across
1: Lifeblood of dope (3)

4: Sort of plain fur! (5)

6: Picture a dessert without topping (3)

8: Someone in favour of wine in jolly good surroundings (9)

10: Deer I mistook for duck (5)

11: Essential money (7)

12: Man admitting setback for islanders (7)

13: Let not passion sway philosophers (3-10)

15: Defusing timer incorrectly can lead to this! (13)

18: Apparition in Hampton maze (7)

19: Eastern oxcart confounds blackmailer (7)

21: Flower festival is pointless (5)

22: Somehow it is clear and practical (9)

24: Wander around inside territory (3)

25: Almost reveal Nationals' former identity (5)

26: Reportedly is nostalgic for wife (3)
Down
1: Call for help oddly stops (3)

2: Annoying ad for toaster design? (3-2)

3: Loud lot ran out at the head (7)

4: Something good made by dwarf barber, perhaps! (6,7)

5: Styli nearly unnecessary (7)

6: Recipient of drink describing gown with energy (9)

7: Barque, for one, is a trio-tutor (5-6)

9: 'Ransom'? Lame. Run 'Rocky I', 'II', 'III', etc. (5,8)

11: Think at length about lost planet, comet (11)

14: Great picture of aged seaman. (3, 6)

16: Liberate some tennis without charge (3,4)

17: It's exciting, for example, holding a tongue (7)

20: The pole will carry the principal mainsail (5)

23: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)




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