Crossword for Fri, 26/May/2017

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Across
1: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

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

9: Trickster waits for jams (9)

10: Biting piece of chocolate with dry exterior (5)

11: Disbelieving customer found in fetid cell in turmoil. (7,6)

12: How Danson signs letters inside out? (7)

13: 19-across, perhaps, bites indeed (5)

15: There's uranium in many a flower (5)

17: Several variety shows (7)

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

22: Siphon windy painter? (5)

23: Mere mists conjured up by hypnotist (9)

24: Lepers treated by North Dakota specialist? Brilliant! (11)

25: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)
Down
1: Don't accept deterioration (7)

2: Kowtow endlessly, awfully neglectful (9)

3: Coats need woven yarns (9)

4: First Lady, archetypical matriarch, and cowgirl finally talk candidly (5)

5: Press against a container of Mexican beer and vodka (7)

6: Rambling tales are out of date (5)

7: A heron regrets losing its wings (5)

8: Daughter staring after gym teacher (7)

13: Bird and man going different ways (9)

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

15: Hero-worshipper dancing reel and jig (7)

16: Overseer required because of handle turning (7)

18: A legislator spilling no tears (7)

19: Remove bombast from French painter? (5)

20: Uneven ships cable made from hemp (5)

21: Its out-of-date to need a permit for the course (5)




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