Crossword for Wed, 15/Sep/2021

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Across
1: Evil son in awful group of fiddlers. (4,5)

6: Arranging bail, one has a legal defense (5)

9: Birthday in South Africa. (5)

10: Strange nectars induce dreamlike states. (7)

12: In Germany, the monster returned from the east. (5)

13: Figures wrong girl is hugging nobleman (9)

14: Ceremonial lamb turned about a revolving spit (9)

16: Jump Begin (5)

18: Free trade: highest bird for lowest bill(5)

19: Tiger seen roaming National Park (9)

21: Gambled on wicked stunt-man (9)

23: Vapour in the street the final morning (5)

25: A New York organised group, one of little importance (7)

26: Religious types taking some time in the morning? (5)

27: Poor year after Eden lost (5)

28: I am a blond, going to pot around the midsection (9)

Down
1: Unspoken corruption - born venal! (3-6)

2: Steno erratically scribbles (5)

3: A date in February: good time for a massacre? (10,3)

4: Best work it out with mother (7)

5: Come back in just a pseudo pair of shoes (5)

7: Hint at irregularity of annuities (9)

8: One competes for prestigious universities (5)

11: Deliver a sweetener to mix with your date? (5,4,4)

15: Reproduce lost ace report (9)

17: Victorious one's in last resort with Harold (9)

20: Genuine assistance for the auditor is passed on (7)

21: Year inside for undone expert (5)

22: Bloomer made by member of string quartet (5)

24: Pervert stripped in mineral water (5)





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