Crossword for Sun, 9/Aug/2020

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Across
2: Scenery has to get down by starting 12-across (7,6)

8: Jumps all over bees swarming rat (7)

9: Am I nuts fighting this terrible flood? (7)

11: Redesign it about Elle. (7)

13: Rabbit (male) with nest of bunnies? (5)

14: Small drinks for each young man's agent (11)

16: Equips for attacks (4)

17: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)

18: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

20: Seasoning for lark (5)

23: With a new leader, huffier and more pompous (7)

24: Boxes containing, essentially, stuff for clergymen (7)

25: First lost inability to drop by (7)

27: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)
Down
1: Garments for many knights, thanks to British poets (7)

2: Split, ran? (9)

3: Half disapprove of old king (3)

4: Bankrupt being disrespectful about victory sign (9)

5: Reptile eventually climbing a hill (5)

6: Discounting losing one's sense of humour? (8,3)

7: Hit rump exuberantly in victory (7)

10: Song is a gas (3)

12: I deem turds a regrettable necessity (11)

15: With great strength holy man stays above reproach (9)

16: Article entered in it that is a point for silly remarks (9)

17: Save the forests regarding a series (7)

19: Nut hounds famed Arizona shooter for something to deaden the noise (7)

21: Standard style of music rejected (3)

22: As in 'Lee goes back to the drawing board' (5)

26: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)




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