Crossword for Sun, 15/Aug/2021

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Across
1: Missed hoax set up to trap Sunday drunk outside saloon entrance (4,5,2)

7: Chatter about some pay-back (3)

9: Ace practised a lot by female golfer in a state of decline (2,1,3,3)

10: Many sound prospects for prospectors (5)

11: E.g., told story about cave-men (11)

12: Frost to cover the cake (3)

14: Visual quirk set in stone. (7)

16: And not in town, ordinarily (3)

17: Concealed hot part of psyche (3)

18: Encourage horse led with direction. (3)

20: Child is to depart, finally (3)

22: What models do when embraced by former Democrat leader - all is revealed (7)

24: Pass mould (3)

25: Put hot cocoa out for someone glued to the TV (5,6)

28: A revolutionary New England state or an Indian state (5)

29: Drop in rent keeping me housed after last month (9)

30: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

31: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)
Down
1: Jumped for something extremely loose-fitting (5)

2: Play about each place like New York (7)

3: Steals, returning three-legged chair (5)

4: Warrior and Republican in fantastic legend (7)

5: Be embraced by a giant like the Dalai Lama (7)

6: File abbreviated manuscript before trip promoting graphic series (9)

7: Unknown little princess turning food with tongue (7)

8: Nightwear and jersey top added in afterthought (3)

13: Stopped and looked after blowing top (5)

14: Adore inconstant nymph (5)

15: ABC mascot collapsed tunnels (9)

19: Fancied whos coming to dinner, we hear (7)

21: Dolly led runt astray (7)

22: Chalet I remodeled in conformance with professional standards (7)

23: Borders of shoreline spot harboring tiny marine vegetation (7)

26: Robe's eyelet exposes more than fat (5)

27: Native American involved in drug problem exposed (5)

28: Got it, with a laugh (3)




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