Crossword for Wed, 8/Dec/2021

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Across
1: Gregorian chant emanates from unmelodious Anglo spin (9)

5: Kind of eagle that is a resident of Sesame St. (5)

8: Sister leaves, seeing torment of supernatural servant (5)

9: Jewish leader in a bar tossed out pig meat (7)

10: To initiate into communist units, they carry the vital gas. (3, 5, 5)

12: Record unusually green ornamental centrepiece (7)

14: Rhyme in Old English to run the show (7).

15: Freaky and tailless, Satan sits on worker (7)

17: Help with comeback of secular parties (7)

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

22: Reportedly, I cry and watch (7)

23: Sound frequently killed (5)

25: Test limits of sexologist in assignation (5)

26: Crushed bones, say, as source of sauce (4,5)

Down
1: Introduction to knitted/purled English (7)

2: No one told sister (3)

3: A Gore follows a Ryan (5)

4: Vacuous girl loving and charming! (9)

5: Small boat from County Clare, possibly (7)

6: Free for all by lack of padlocked freight compartments (2,5,6)

7: Man sees bananas in a bunch (2,5)

8: Dry vegetarian, about to like this puzzle, perhaps? (6, 7)

11: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

13: Catches misusing teen slang (9)

15: Crowd ultimately least friendly and most dangerous (7)

16: Worker in new data capture firm (7)

18: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

19: Helps for a short time (7)

21: Driverless wagon approaches Y with great pains (5)

24: Chain some; cuff objectors (3)





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