Crossword for Sat, 5/Jan/2019

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Across
1: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

6: Compete with life in France (3)

8: He explored star (7,6)

10: Complain about the horse (3)

11: Top cop gets into caper with skill from way down under (9)

13: Top-flight hairstyle instead (9)

15: Ring around red gem (5)

16: Not moving yet (5)

17: Drop in rent keeping me housed after last month (9)

19: Exposed record to drop some data (9)

22: Sound of river crossing (3)

23: Irregular bouts of activity suit beach scrubbers (4,3,6)

24: Looks like an eyesore, sounds like an eyesore (3)

25: The star of 'Ellen' has at folks with substandard morals (11)

Down
1: Stocks for bears (7)

2: Support sign for subordinates (11)

3: First popular promise - extreme appeal (9)

4: Eskimo intuitions are half-developed (5)

5: Ikhnaton's successor or teacher (5)

6: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)

7: Chalet I remodeled in conformance with professional standards (7)

9: Narcs study crackhead's ultimate road to nowhere (4,3)

12: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

14: Resolute British detectives in action (7)

15: M.C. with overexcited serpent heads to exit right (9)

16: Mix up, in Social Security, passes (7)

18: Believes in harnessing hydrogen for sources of propulsion (7)

20: We hear he pillaged while he played. (5)

21: Some unpretentious language! (5)

23: Cook small fish. (3)





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