Crossword for Fri, 25/Jun/2021

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Across
1: Possible anagram of Lipton Tea (9)

6: Feeble deception overheard (5)

8: Start reducing salt? (3)

9: Conducted fight in tent, it's clear (11)

11: There aren't any comebacks after such a poor performance. (2, 7)

12: Drunkard turns up near beach, reversing new habit, to sleep fitfully (4,3,4)

15: Complain about the horse (3)

16: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)

17: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

19: Wrong, or sure one is wrong (9)

22: A properly run lottery might be a complete success (1,5,5)

23: What's left when you burn the tree (3)

24: Entertain one of nine daughters of Mnemosyne (5)

25: Completely drenched, laid umbrella tip gauge down (9)

Down
1: Beats Greek bread, Mr. Buchanan! (7)

2: Cat linked stories to the underworld (8-5)

3: An idea to throw out ring away from home (3,2)

4: Idea that is consuming Dell Crossword Puzzles, say (5)

5: Goner osculates wildly (4,5)

6: France imports 3/4 gram perfume (9)

7: Carrier's gotta be upset (4,3)

10: Clearly notes Earths at a particular compass point (4-5-4)

13: A large sea bird swallowed every second (9)

14: Rejecting help, soldiers taking numbers for identification (9)

16: Sun god, after climbing once more, falls (7)

18: He darts around drunk (7)

20: Discover treasure hiding in plain sight (5)

21: Penniless meal is fantastic (5)





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