Crossword for Fri, 4/Aug/2017

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Across
1: Monsieur is immersed in unspecified French river (5)

4: Scores may appear amongst the trees (9)

8: Edible root on grapevine equals 200 milligrams (5)

9: Copy of top ten missing (3)

10: Guinevere maintains, 'When hell freezes over!' (5)

12: Skipped the French army physical training (5)

13: Meat and drink kept as refreshment? (4,5)

14: Big stink-up. Location is disgusting (7)

15: Place to clean up bit of trash in club meeting area (7)

17: Get used to being in Treasury Department with a secure job (7)

19: Not going back, confident, with shaved head (7)

21: Run a piece peculiarly devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasures (9)

24: Caress one grand puzzlemaster (5)

25: I had been at the front, and retired (5)

26: Small piece of fish (3)

27: Studio sign initially obscured by swirling rain (2,3)

28: Classic Australian theatre patrons shocked in Dee Why (4,5)

29: Round of fire involving Vietnam's leader in Laos disturbance (5)

Down
2: It's normal if evil?! (6, 3)

3: Returning, some felt it necessary to provide grounds for legal claims (7)

4: Top-flight hairstyle instead (9)

5: Whip stuff with energy (5)

6: Send Tim out for attitude (4-3)

7: Rap wave using scab? (6-7)

8: Furious persons cry for the lure of the wilderness (4,2,3,4)

11: I've lost struggle (3)

15: It's on the coast of Australia - a tree discovered by science (6,3)

16: Type of sketch taken from thin album (9)

18: Gather and count to the next-highest multiple (5,2)

20: Contracts for primarily nuclear missiles (7)

22: I shall be sick! (3)

23: Bush, senior (5)





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