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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Lent over the festival (6)

4. Fine shawl Ma has pin adapted to (8)

9. Huge? No – but it could be sufficient (6)

10. It’s as fragrant as a coir mat can be (8)

12. Belong to part in ape that’s different (9)

13. It supercharges engine or tub made for it (5)

14. Dinosaur was robust, so a run was needed for it (12)

18. In which one may crawl after a dive (8-4)

21. Get to arm’s-length with a boxer (5)

22. Tidying nine, agent turns to it (9)

24. He has a tricky way of entertaining (8)

25. Not a boyish sort of magazine, is it? (6)

26. Might recede as it will grow less (8)

27. Pa can’t possibly have a brief time off (6)

DOWN

1. Dearest possessions of Mabel’s we have shuffled (3-5)

2. Picture the star sign having a sting in the tail (8)

3. Edward composed large sort of music (5)

5. It’s about flying area in Cal, out for reorganisation (12)

6. Rendered powerless, one who overacts grunts about it (9)

7. Buries one at home, rest being put out (6)

8. It is cast and weighed, stopping and starting (6)

11. Niggardly, Paris? O, Monsieur – ER has left in confusion (12)

15. Now hot use can be made of a dwelling such as this (4,5)

16. On Open University Bill prepares a strong broth (8)

17. Help a gas conversion with a pile of coal-mining waste (4,4)

19. Strengthened, car turns up in bed (6)

20. Sort of acid got from tin can (6)

23. Around six, tea-break is taken for a musical (5)

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