Crossword for Wed, 11/Oct/2023

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Across
1: Praised moving anguish (7)

4: Ultimately, radio operator jamming less dire (7)

8: Is Asian holy man sinning in Asian capital? (9)

10: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

11: Irregular bouts of activity suit beach scrubbers (4,3,6)

13: True-blue pub changes at heart (5)

14: Encourage horse led with direction. (3)

15: Tears as leading character in romance dies (5)

16: Acid destroyed brace (5)

18: In the manner of a girl (3)

19: Dizzy Ben is a playwright (5)

22: Canadian water ordered for regal tea-break (5,4,4)

23: Age of neo-catastrophe? (3)

24: This food won't give you a heavy feeling (5,4)

26: Bullfighters' crazy rooster (7)

27: Beg like this - it's lawful (7)
Down
1: Sound measure when Bec lied badly (7)

2: Jail-fairy without first class Chinese meal (4-3)

3: Wizards covered in liquor and beer...it might be for charity (7, 4)

4: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

5: Dine out and stop being vague (13)

6: Little bitty lines on a letter from Athens (7)

7: Vice exploits body cavities (7)

9: Something good made by mini drink packer! (6,7)

12: The star of 'Ellen' has at folks with substandard morals (11)

16: Increase a nutmeg's nuttiness? (7)

17: Mrs. Roosevelt East, Trim, Oregon (7)

20: She'll get appliance that's tan (7)

21: Narrowly beat or oust one, oddly (4,3)

25: Oxygen is pretty amusing. (3)




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