Crossword for Sat, 4/Nov/2023

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Across
1: University boards tailless orange and light brown ape (9)

6: Cut corners and omit taking minutes (5)

9: Have no uncertainty - speak out (7)

10: Coral Sea, perhaps, without a fish (7)

11: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)

14: Swings needing repair by unknown stock gauge (4,4,5)

16: Varies order in command? That's debatable (13)

19: Trashy dime novel about American sex symbol who's not all there? (5,2,4)

22: Upright drunk's interjection interrupts the others briefly (7)

24: Instrument component removed from turbo car in accident (7)

25: Appreciation without hot water containers (5)

26: Two affirmations in broadcast SALT agreement? (3,3,3)
Down
1: Adore inconstant nymph (5)

2: Legend that things are underway. (5)

3: Smuggler participating in arms race? (9)

4: Siamese toolmakers reportedly in colorful clothing (3-4)

5: 'Naked Gun' actor prepares to be dubbed in (in soundtrack) (7)

6: Reed heard veggies may come in them (5)

7: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)

8: They're hard to reconcile, Turkey Day displays featuring beef (9)

12: Audibly push lever (5)

13: Capital - a Schubert composition (9)

14: Quasimodos intuition? (5)

15: Head of Immigration leads rare uprising in tiny travel plan (9)

17: Between Virginia and Los Angeles nothing has flavour (7)

18: Give back wares to retailer's layaway? (7)

19: Alcohol and tobacco - they can get a grip on you, we hear (5)

20: Skier's heart rivals climbers (5)

21: Studio sign initially obscured by swirling rain (2,3)

23: Polygraph unexpectedly traps vandal (3)




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