Crossword for Thu, 5/May/2022

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Across
1: Apprentice relinquishes heart to temptress (7)

5: Ridiculously bid more for chestnut (7)

8: Smuggler participating in arms race? (9)

9: Romero races around (5)

11: Odds of niece being born (3)

12: Greek character now collecting stamps (9)

13: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)

15: Trap with hands? (3)

16: Take a turn or a thousand dollars (3)

17: E.g., told story about cave-men (11)

20: Church members loosely align headphones (9)

21: Child, bask by the sound (3)

22: Audibly push lever (5)

23: Spider is natural at spinning (9)

25: Appreciate it: a large data format (7)

26: The basis of coffee remainders (7)

Down
1: Mechanical parts preserved in green gin ester (7)

2: Stretched form of a verb (5)

3: Decisive curl twisting around spy body (7)

4: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

5: Pretty girl takes part in outdoor cooking? No just toys (6, 5).

6: Field of fruit trees resulting in poor Chardonnay (7)

7: Before much time has elapsed a nobleman takes that over there (5,2)

10: Dexterity is an insult, so we hear (7)

12: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

14: Original marks in bad degree came to light (7)

16: Uttered with a little respect, it becomes understood (7)

17: Journey permitted for one of three babies (7)

18: Newton committed to figure out research (3,4)

19: Shocking situations, losing first of criminal's footwear (7)

21: Slight urge at night (5)

24: Cleaning aid possessed by Fragonard (3)





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