Crossword for Sun, 9/Oct/2022

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Across
1: Begins seeing another divorcee? Deplorable. (3)

3: Ever-practical, Mr. Vader keeps own little piggy (4-2-5)

8: A little sports car, let to harassed Southern belle (8,5)

10: Precipitate cheer for Mick Jagger (9)

12: Walesa still embodies how Nobel Laureates soar? (3)

13: Gingrich said Reagan should not be charged. (7)

14: Text, Inc., bankrupted, is gone (7)

16: Deepest swimming is totally immersed (7)

17: Careful to take break in your old environment (7)

18: Sheep to start wallowing in ease (3)

20: Pita with pickled caper for each person (3,6)

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

24: Sly dog covers horses for dancers (3-8)

25: Take Chair in university (3)
Down
1: After a second, whip and rip (5)

2: Defusing timer incorrectly can lead to this! (13)

3: Slows down before a drive in a fast lane (4,5)

4: Short bloke discontinued hike (3)

5: Carelessly let teeth rot completely (2,3,6)

6: A couple of eerie bears look quietly, and slip away (5)

7: Ed hates broken earphones (7)

9: Drink to them, not with them. (6,7)

11: Upset top duo; I went and confessed (5,2,2,2)

15: Lands filled with soft-shelled creatures (9)

16: Lawman sees woman with guitar hook (7)

19: One who heals despicable person on TV hospital program (5)

21: Something useful - like a matching collection? (5)

23: Five kills one. (3)




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