Crossword for Tue, 10/Oct/2023

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Across
1: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

3: Antelope found in oriental country.(5

6: Moulding material to be included in upcoming miniseries (5)

9: Vet theatre opening 8-down (3)

10: Left with pal carrying new gold case (11)

11: One who regrets following initial tendencies is increasingly sincere (5)

12: Cher holds arm of flirt (7)

14: Called oriental area (5)

15: Dressing of malt and beans to make horse tender (9)

17: Prophecies of return of dissolute actress (9)

18: Approach hoist (3,2)

20: Rhyme in Old English to run the show (7).

23: Bumps into butcher's display of tongue? (5)

24: Drunkard turns up near beach, reversing new habit, to sleep fitfully (4,3,4)

26: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

27: Roman light and gold found in Egyptian town. (5)

28: Puzzle over the end of soccer coach (5)

29: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)
Down
1: Treason destroyed Washington insider (7)

2: Who smuggled the odd athlete? (3,6)

3: Goes through ere sixpence circulates (11)

4: Pointer: 'Start off thin' (5)

5: Smart coed disrupted party caucus (9)

6: Control escape (3)

7: Vapour trapped in paste amethyst (5)

8: Gingrich said Reagan should not be charged. (7)

13: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

15: English poet holding us responsible for hold-up? (9)

16: Curiously, Maine's not an American state (9)

17: Loud lot ran out at the head (7)

19: French scientist tears up plays (7)

21: Sexes divided here (5)

22: Part of book covers ballpark legends, using reliable background sources (5)

25: Freshen the atmosphere (3)




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