Crossword for Thu, 23/May/2019

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Across
1: Pillaged

5: Like emergency measures

9: They're not married

10: Fiber used for fishing nets

11: Automobile feature

12: Paintbrush material

13: Bookcase locale, often

14: Exclusive, as circles

15: Hindu social group

16: Destroy

18: 'Fame' singer

20: Diamond putout

22: Pre-op inhalant, once

23: Increase in loudness

24: Standing ovation, e.g.

26: Unspeakably evil

27: Wangle

28: Sold chances
Down
1: Planted roots?

2: Deer meat

3: Slacker

4: Scorn

5: Room partition, e.g.

6: Melodic tune

7: Steamed Mexican dish

8: Purge, as of sins

12: Part of a Boy Scout's uniform

16: About which

17: Line of riders staggered for maximum protection from the wind

18: Since

19: Word used to introduce two alternatives

20: Some wrapping material

21: Took in, as a film

25: Child's game




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