Crossword for Sat, 10/Feb/2024

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Across
2: A little sports car, let to harassed Southern belle (8,5)

8: Call for help oddly stops (3)

9: Plan to return with woman (3)

10: Hole put in curtain by large cat (7)

12: It's truly deep at sea, so they say (9)

14: Reportedly scans orchestra section (5)

15: Woman losing head after another fall (9)

18: Puts a stake on the defence (5)

20: Bond leads in The World Is Not Enough (5)

21: Harsh taxes on certain salts (9)

22: Level called for salary increase (5)

23: Bride's outfit - a sort of shirt by Jean-Jacques? (9)

26: Bachelorettes wear indecent clothing to induce one to take a vow (5, 2)

27: Child is to depart, finally (3)

29: Is Pat suitable? (3)

30: Check out tailless fish swallowing speck of dust with hand-held device (6,7)
Down
1: Attentive old bachelor, one who waits on others (9)

2: Bouquet's sent up to network director? (5)

3: Height is equal to three-fifths of the first one (3)

4: Crippled boy takes me in (5)

5: Dry debate about stuffed animal (5,4)

6: Questionable realtor robs preacher (4,7)

7: Too bad about first of tests for strong man (5)

11: Ancient history part is excessively trimmed (7)

13: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

16: Sorry, Nine-A is stupid (7)

17: Whip a pick-me-up to cause stupor (9).

19: Squash cat; poor furry creature (9)

22: Republican badly ires one on the way up (5)

24: Decimal, in many cases (5)

25: Correspondence with meal I cooked (5)

28: Startled, grabs sailor (3)




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