Crossword for Wed, 12/Dec/2018

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Across
1: Diet I'm crazy about will eventually set boundaries (7)

5: About doctor Cliff difficult to leave fine white linen fabric (7)

7: Entertains crowds (5)

8: Giant fish, note, approaches Italian city (not capital) (9)

10: D*** petrol pump sample? (7)

12: The French Mr Menzies is a rodent (7)

14: Singers in a special Tosca production (5)

15: Our neighbour recorded singles in the sub-continent (9)

17: Attacked with words to violate one's hearing (9)

19: So sad coming back, Pops (5)

21: Caretakers for a number of little orphans (7)

23: Hot, current--'Gent' by Coco? Refreshing! (7)

24: Speaks about actor Alan, a youth (5,4)

26: Call girl sting nabs head of Moral Majority (5)

27: Old hippie to attend reunion of kin (7)

28: French scientist tears up plays (7)
Down
1: Hoarded tiny bits of dryness (11)

2: 'Strike!' the French yell (4,3)

3: Does not see the advertisement because it is in the wrong section. (13)

4: Send back gangster's gun to get ID (3)

5: Song about river, ocean, and lake (5)

6: Keeps turning nastier (7)

9: Ministers ordain art evil? I doctor a reversal (13)

11: Your leg? (5)

13: Mary-Jane crochets her Pop a jumper (11)

16: Oh, Oh, stepping out of dog messes -- it's for the birds (5)

18: Between Virginia and Los Angeles nothing has flavour (7)

20: I catted around, in demand (7)

22: Dangerous in all kinds of pool. (5)

25: Lifeblood of dope (3)




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