Crossword for Thu, 11/May/2017

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Across
1: 29-acrosss kid almost climbing 14-down obstacle, keeping movers in daze (13)

8: Understood I engaged in diplomacy (5)

9: Nolte, in movie 'Emergency Room,' is one eating on the grass (9)

10: With Silver, all females have such a name! (7)

11: Not for a profit, true (7)

12: Impostor made flanking attack (5)

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

16: Carol keeps cool Austrian coin (9)

20: Record left by teacher in Siam (5)

21: Sikh leader grovels or doodles! (7)

23: Gloomy pizza maker taking day off around middle of January (7)

24: Blowing siren over corruption on the job (2-7)

25: In favour of an outer garment for protection (5)

27: Uncouth chaps met Engel under stress. (4,9)
Down
1: The end, you say? On the contrary! (3)

2: Stomach upset about hot computer brand (9)

3: Best work it out with mother (7)

4: Lately, liking to spell? (7)

5: Meatier concoction from, say, Dubai (7)

6: Symbol to recognize (5)

7: Edible root on grapevine equals 200 milligrams (5)

9: Writing mate loses head and becomes confused about punishment (5)

10: Fools the Proletariat after banning Marx's _Capital_ (5)

14: Famous spy taking leave with odd instrument (5,4)

15: Shorebirds' tricks (5)

17: It's not the editor in chief that looked threatening (7)

18: Stranger is using and supplying (7)

19: A garden ornament makes men go mad (5)

20: Get sick chasing a grand lady's maid (7)

21: Corpse apt to turn up in science fiction (5)

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

26: No one told sister (3)




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