Crossword for Fri, 11/Aug/2023

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Across
1: Crosses through vocal factions (7)

5: With diverse amendments? (7)

9: Ambush late-rising with auditors load (3,2,4)

11: The lowest point in a dire section (5)

12: Islander was eating bananas (9)

14: Bishop has support from this criminal (5)

16: Youngster giving wounded first aid (5)

17: 'True men' is false (9)

19: Lada, for example, gets favourite treatment for VIPs (3,6)

22: Antelope found in oriental country.(5

23: Boy gripping top of pine tree (5)

24: Don't indicate so much that's futile (9)

25: An Indian princess fled east repeatedly (5)

28: Ban professional writer (9)

30: Records that could be hits (7)

31: This erratic 23-down twisted neck (7)
Down
1: Building for owl and treble changes? (4,5)

2: Without it, set call for recompense (3)

3: Think at length about lost planet, comet (11)

4: I'm a stud playing in arena (7)

6: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)

7: Begins seeing another divorcee? Deplorable. (3)

8: Reportedly hoist Jeter of the NY Yankees (5)

10: Principle unaffected by revolution (5)

13: Play faster in last 3/4 of piece with bass held backward (5,2)

14: Mend a split state (11)

15: Too old for insurance protection without a cap (7)

18: Tess spied wrinkled skirts (9)

20: Annoying ad for toaster design? (3-2)

21: Journey to get crude oil in capital (7)

23: Notes spent in Germany (5)

26: No one told sister (3)

27: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)

29: Doctrine for some Kiwis makes sense (3)




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