Crossword for Sat, 30/Sep/2017

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Across
1: Cloth was dug up! (5)

4: Shakespeare's maiden begging for kissing (9)

8: Bend in Pennsylvania court case related to revered founder (11)

10: The cow may do this in the local veterinary yard (5)

11: Consents to accepting decline in rates of change (9)

12: As in 'Lee goes back to the drawing board' (5)

14: Making Athenian weaver drink an informal toast (7,2)

16: Flying squirrel making Prince Henry rage (9)

17: Names organisation of high-IQ folk (5)

18: Confined bear without a trade (9)

19: Bizarre exits are... (5)

20: With Starr finally out, Hyde's plan simply loses traction in a way (11)

22: Stateside bananas: most like a rock (9)

23: Accidentally unsex group with ties (5)
Down
1: Incorrectly read pitch for a song (4,5)

2: Free for all by lack of padlocked freight compartments (2,5,6)

3: Boy gripping top of pine tree (5)

4: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

5: Central Slovak airport damaged 16-down (9)

6: Heart-shaped ribbed cloth I order (9)

7: Shorebirds' tricks (5)

9: Swings needing repair by unknown stock gauge (4,4,5)

13: Head off switchboard operator's request for rental (9)

14: Ms Starr has a gun, a mere toy (9)

15: Commonly uses pretense in expenses (9)

18: Almost all choose fresh salmon (5)

19: In Germany, the monster returned from the east. (5)

21: Scale Ten after taxes (3)




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