Crossword for Fri, 17/Nov/2023

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Across
1: Small piece of fish (3)

3: Questionable realtor robs preacher (4,7)

9: Notable piece of animation by English bishop (5)

11: Preconceived opinion about the crud jeep I dismantled (9)

12: Confirm what Goldilocks discovered (4,3)

14: Tucks in untidy singlets, missing the tail end (7)

15: One making a mess is resentful oaf, per Rev. Spooner (9)

16: Gnomelike feature of parallel fingers (5)

17: Crow circles front of gate in Eastern fort (5)

18: Vaudeville star to lead opening of Angela's Grandma (3,6)

22: Decline a stab in bum (7)

24: Those emptying the boat of water start to belittle those who are seasick? (7)

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

27: English novelist is in future a delight (5)

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

29: I am reported to leer (3)

Down
1: Sound measure when Bec lied badly (7)

2: Sing out, holding scale notes in European city (7)

4: Height is equal to three-fifths of the first one (3)

5: Whirling eel in enclosure (7)

6: Rocks lure a breeding fish (4,9)

7: War ultimately helps attacks (5)

8: Lets stand on a cowboy hat (7)

10: Barmaid slipped, leading to a spectacular disaster. (6, 7)

13: Clean oneself, but in reverse (3)

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

18: Fit in cave after tea (7)

19: at peoples uptown bar for starters? (3)

20: Mean to declare how old you are (7)

21: Plain gold and sterling - the ultimate in elegance (7)

23: Pilot sometimes sounded more irritated (5)

26: Infection leads from partly uncooked steak (3)





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