Crossword for Thu, 8/Feb/2024

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Across
1: Police questioning a retiring toon under the table (13)

8: In hindsight, schedule recorded for a blast (9)

10: Clean, polished spear (5)

11: Contrarily tough, arriving cool (9)

12: Film #6 taken in by Stooge #1? (5)

13: Most in side swim in Derbys river (9)

14: Almost all choose fresh salmon (5)

15: First Lady flees Dame Ednas tantrums (5)

17: Kiss I love in the morning, with a twitch taken to be self-evident (9)

21: Reliable noise (5)

22: Keep an eye on a new teak floor (4,5)

23: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)

25: Chap securing pad or new sponsor (9)

26: Valuable discovery certain in luxury travel (8,5)
Down
1: Was resident hidden in wild net? (7)

2: Praised a general capturing returning traitors (9)

3: Remodeled studio with a touch of erotica on the exterior (7)

4: Land filled with rain is OK (7)

5: I shall be sick! (3)

6: Baseball team against exhibiting high principals in old Assyrian capital (7)

7: Certain engines stall less jerkily (7)

9: A sample makes sense (5)

14: Separate sort of cameo role (4,5)

15: Italian composer making endless noise, sir (7)

16: Good eater has more gut upsets (7)

17: Claims, and retracts, 'Actress Ward Uses Hair Product' (7)

18: Working sequentially (2,5)

19: Right to possess an address (5)

20: Surgical tool gutting curvy coquette (7)

24: Hear Native American appeal (3)




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