Crossword for Mon, 18/Dec/2017

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Across
1: Sad, sad strands of Gershwin tunes, for instance (9)

5: Mrs Schmidt's penny is fake (5)

8: Trying restful turns around ship (9)

10: Airborne without a trace of fear, reclining in plane (5)

11: Sent one page rewritten in military lingo (11)

12: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

13: Agree to make Lucifer wicked? (3)

15: Bit of a fight (5)

16: Encourage horse led with direction. (3)

17: Call for help oddly stops (3)

18: Studio sign initially obscured by swirling rain (2,3)

19: However, you expect trouble at first (3)

20: Crew member is one in operating room (3)

21: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)

23: Roosevelt's undergarment? (5)

24: Total lack of enthusiasm for girlishness in Scotland? (9)

26: Englishman opening a can to dine at home (3,2)

27: Gang has finished chasing one left alone (9)
Down
1: Walesa still embodies how Nobel Laureates soar? (3)

2: In favour of an outer garment for protection (5)

3: Do springs help American author? (3,6)

4: Pal teased about crazy snack food (6,7)

5: Treacherous stray fleas (5)

6: Is big lady in tatters forever? (9)

7: The star of 'Ellen' has at folks with substandard morals (11)

9: Holder of strange ritual of troll (5,8)

11: 28 Invitation for man to get a cent on November 5? (5,3,3,3)

14: Smear record colour - that one (9)

16: Archaeopterix? Maybe I err badly (5,4)

21: Year inside for undone expert (5)

22: Slight urge at night (5)

25: Uninitiated stoop to finish (3)




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