Crossword for Mon, 11/Dec/2017

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Across
1: Incorrectly read pitch for a song (4,5)

6: Low point for consumerist, reportedly (5)

9: Authoritative feline vet, perhaps, spreading cure (9)

10: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

11: Farmyard creatures defining an unlikely story? (4,3,4)

12: Prohibit an attorney's organization (3)

13: Charm the rest? (5)

14: Ninth-inning heroics on one side or the other (9)

16: Sanctioned half of values I saw (9)

18: Outline first impressions of Goa, recording all public happenings (5)

21: Backblock not all there (3)

22: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

24: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

25: A large bird or a large mammal that flies by Monica's sister (9)

26: Helga excels coming back with a two under par (5)

27: Harvesters of needlefish eating there (9)
Down
1: Describes a northeastern state and some ancient Britons (7)

2: Save the forests regarding a series (7)

3: Derided beatnik rang (9)

4: Newsman Bradley accepts men, correct? (5)

5: Left carrying what in Barcelona was inlaid with wood (9)

6: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

7: Sound measure when Bec lied badly (7)

8: After the legal thing, give thanks to God and go after the vermin again (7)

14: One making a mess is resentful oaf, per Rev. Spooner (9)

15: Rambling prattle set up first of many a part (9)

16: Virginia gets animal to depart quickly (7)

17: Bald guy squashes insect (7)

19: Skill is extremely tangible for a performer (7)

20: Crime's delays? (4-3)

23: Ensemble originally formed with ocarina, cello, theremin, euphonium, and tabla (5)

25: Top card? Excellent! (3)




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