Crossword for Wed, 17/Nov/2021

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Across
1: Call for help oddly stops (3)

3: Ruby ran off to marry after a couple of events came to light again (11)

9: Goes through ere sixpence circulates (11)

10: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

11: Midshipman: one who hates anchor (9)

12: Frequently decimal? (5)

14: Ruddy rare steak, say? (7)

16: One watching over entrance returns identifying label (7)

17: Corias crazy for last pirate (7)

20: It's not the editor in chief that looked threatening (7)

23: Knock out acrobat's last daring feat (5)

24: Greenspan hugs former wife and the German control freak Haig (9)

27: Unappealing environment for a snooze (3)

28: 27-across about starting off 1-down world unconditionally (2,3,2,4)

29: Pick up line for first man swinging both ways? (5,2,4)

30: Attempt test (3)
Down
1: A small vault is said to be round about the rail support (7)

2: A fool had peas cooked (7)

3: Eights had to race again, we hear, concerning fish spawn. (2, 3)

4: Stayed only a moment at lewd Western with titillating beginning? Just the opposite! (5)

5: Bad habit with respect to girl of the Governor (4-5)

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

7: Apparition in Hampton maze (7)

8: Period email feature (3)

13: Sister gets nothing, we hear (3)

15: Flora collected metal she owns (9)

17: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

18: With reference to above -- Phys. Ed. Department has renewed contract (7)

19: Not many cooked? Just the opposite (7)

21: Fastness concerning concern. (7)

22: Venture to comment, 'War God stands in light' (7)

25: Face-off stopped and relieved the pressure (5)

26: A supporter starting to mock President Garfield's middle name (5)

27: Vet theatre opening 8-down (3)




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