Crossword for Thu, 17/Dec/2020

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Across
1: Fastener made from crumpled ripple pac (9)

6: Notes spent in Germany (5)

9: A humorous writer or two (5)

10: Chinese are able to sound extremely subtle (9)

11: Host seems clever, off and on (5)

13: Essentially, what boy is wearing (3,2)

16: British aviators took off and held a drawing (7)

18: First lost inability to drop by (7)

19: Make known one pound increase after high school (7)

20: Turncoat's first motive for disloyalty (7)

21: Duck's primary seducer! (5)

22: Part of stair is erect (5)

23: Maid Marian - half American (9)

25: One who regrets following initial tendencies is increasingly sincere (5)

26: Hazardous emanation from river used by a crime boss (5)

27: The state of a fresh garment (3,6)
Down
1: Bend in Pennsylvania court case related to revered founder (11)

2: Fancied poem composed in comfort (5,2,4)

3: Control escape (3)

4: Cruel to waste money (5)

5: Worshipper of all gods would gasp at theft (9)

6: One Miss Horn takes a tumble with guys having outlaw spirits (11)

7: Fish spawn upstream in little orifices (3)

8: Without it, set call for recompense (3)

12: Rebel action disrupted festival (11)

14: 27-across about starting off 1-down world unconditionally (2,3,2,4)

15: No hefty role at sea for ship-launcher (5,2,4)

17: Pitcher's debut in strikeout is exhausting (9)

22: Subscribe once more to Nazarene weekly in part (5)

23: Vicar regularly outdated technology (1.1.1.)

24: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)

25: Draw the knot (3)




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