Crossword for Sun, 12/May/2019

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Across
1: He wrote a bit of poetry! (3)

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

8: Aunt Peg really messed up the cheap seats (6,7)

10: Telltale churning up dirt on CIA (9)

12: Little island is leased (5)

13: Perform part of play (3)

14: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)

16: Check strong drink of 22-acrosss bold alter ego (5,6)

21: Anger that is constraining response (3)

22: Stir outspoken 3-down resident, usually (5)

23: Skillfully planned wild tiger acts (9)

24: Defusing timer incorrectly can lead to this! (13)

26: Arranger of mere songs put in the shade (4,5)

27: Oxygen is pretty amusing. (3)
Down
1: Members of the GOP missing note for bartenders (9)

2: Essential part of Cayce's power! (3)

3: Endless barbecue arranged for young carnivore (4,3)

4: Bud tore angrily into Thomas, for one (7)

5: Checks out with good wishes (7)

6: Dilapidated city slum without question a source of sectariansim. (7)

7: Girl mostly into turning inside out - it's never ending! (11)

9: However, you expect trouble at first (3)

11: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)

15: There aren't any comebacks after such a poor performance. (2, 7)

17: Effective narration (7)

18: Sob wildly and preserve secret (7)

19: Swell little town forever, maybe (7)

20: French heart pines for early courses (7)

22: Bloody bored inside (3)

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




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