Crossword for Mon, 9/Jan/2023

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Across
1: 50 snakes' scales (7)

4: Center of ado: anger about second-rate British slaver (7)

7: Short bloke discontinued hike (3)

8: Mary-Jane crochets her Pop a jumper (11)

11: Get cosy slip due to fray (5,2)

12: Ruddy rare steak, say? (7)

13: Dreadful shade rules the Underworld. (5)

14: Joke about girl and a protestant (7)

15: Land filled with rain is OK (7)

18: Assistants' crackpot ideas (5)

20: Initially tied with us, downhill racer was in contention? (7)

21: State currently popular with goddess (7)

23: Privy to accessibility (11)

24: Man, what an avant-garde US artist! (3)

25: Onetime cooking utensils finally leave wide area (7)

26: Picks up job applicant documents (7)
Down
1: Order directions for growing grass? (5)

2: Deceived, died, dodged (7)

3: Young hawks viciously eat legs (7)

4: Vicious return to professional serve reveals the inequality. (13)

5: Working sequentially (2,5)

6: Famous marshal perfects listening devices (9)

9: Impatient dope confused designated hour (9,4)

10: Glass of beer contains a colorant (5)

13: Learn and teach about grief (9)

16: Regular errors in musical application (5)

17: Daring time to ship (7)

18: Turn to promotion on clothing (7)

19: Help to lift weight - this might show how (7)

22: Starts to actually believe you survived snake pit (5)




Solution (Reversed)
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