Crossword for Wed, 6/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Marine left anchor partially to 25-down man (7)

5: Its undergoing change regarding the performer (7)

9: Coach almost made fake conflicting noises (9)

10: Scotsman to notice fundamental singular metaphysical entity (5)

11: Turn in diet at night (9)

12: Put a new value on what secret agent is hiding (5)

13: Burdened young man with couple of encumbrances (5)

14: By garment's third wearing, regretted bright colour (4,3)

16: Race around example majestically (7)

18: Creep closer to girl, fight cold back (5)

20: A complex surprise (5)

22: Moist rice suprisingly a source of arousal. (9)

23: I had been at the front, and retired (5)

24: Dreadful bender did result in being laid up. (9)

25: Person of wealth and distinction extremely beautiful to Her Majesty, a horse doper (7)

26: Go back to skyscraper's easternmost exit (7)
Down
2: Perhaps stonefish can be found in shamrock code. (7)

3: Actress Katherine, busybody, stifles nasty burp (7)

4: Disreputable person lured cons astray (9)

5: Stir outspoken 3-down resident, usually (5)

6: Spot stick-in-the-mud Republican with fan (7)

7: Rule for finding direction between-times? (5)

8: Uncouth chaps met Engel under stress. (4,9)

9: Fool gets share of standards in 25-down (13)

15: Robins knitting done by row (3,6)

17: Warrior and Republican in fantastic legend (7)

18: Criticism of Conservative thrashing (7)

19: The huntress about to be put in the Labyrinth to find the source of the thread. (7)

21: Laid off, breadwinner's starting to wing it (2-3)

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




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