Crossword for Fri, 14/Jul/2023

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Across
2: Nick shouts - and theres trouble brewing! (3,5,2,3)

9: Syria going after nurse involved in overthrow; sticky stuff? (4,5)

10: Gripped by instrument, a longish claw (5)

11: Go in with singer Karen, forgetting fish (5)

13: New Testament stories about gifts (7)

14: Eat away at verse after initial hesitation (5)

15: Town's rail transport, not express? (9)

19: Tom Sharpe source of imagery (9)

20: Scrimmage as Confederate general introduces himself to Tarzan? (5)

21: Fashionable journalist coming back after battle (1,2,4)

24: Put a new value on what secret agent is hiding (5)

25: Identifies men as displaced - best not to be one at 34's (5)

26: Somehow it is clear and practical (9)

28: Something good made by mini drink packer! (6,7)
Down
1: Help out my parched elephant, for example (9)

2: Expelled for being extrovert? (6,3)

3: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)

4: Slip in terror (5)

5: Politician in, ie, outback America is behaving rashly (9)

6: Write off aggregate (5)

7: Report build-up on cable tower (5)

8: Pulls Americans (5)

12: Belgian port getting rid of an idiot (5)

15: Rebs to can fresh edible crustacean from southern states (5,4)

16: Attract fill-in worker by end of August (5)

17: 16-down cousin waves at gorilla (9)

18: Philosopher trashed Zen ethics (9)

21: Record left by teacher in Siam (5)

22: Allow meathead into mine opening (5)

23: Headless rodent left by bird (5)

24: Severely criticize cook (5)

27: I shall be sick! (3)




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