Crossword for Thu, 18/Apr/2024

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Across
1: Shakespeare's maiden begging for kissing (9)

5: First confession left the listener feeling no doubt (5)

8: Pivotal round total ultimately in par (5)

9: Infringement due to instrument on tabletop precedes charge (9)

11: Sneak around front end of stairwell (5)

12: To accept covert mission, in brief, is an opening for chaos (7)

13: Poplar is like a writer (5)

15: Account for musical river having flowed uphill (9)

18: No, Dr. Swift edited ' Windswept Bank' (9)

19: Treacherous stray fleas (5)

20: Done any revision? It's dull (7)

22: Blow up, recalling utter piece of tripe (5)

24: No nuns die tormented by lewd insinuations. (9)

25: Transfixes the finger-tips (5)

27: Change men in commercial (5)

28: Dee Star danced in two clubs recently (9)
Down
1: Lifeblood of dope (3)

2: Flower shop nosh about $41 (5)

3: Drew joker, adding to ace (9)

4: Ball-horses are travellers! (5-8)

5: Make an average float (5)

6: Real idiot garbled opiniated commentary (9)

7: Lustful inside, eager and young (5)

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

10: For Summits, speak out of order (5)

14: Jump all over Kegler, say (9)

16: Doctor, flu fee can indicate a condition of being well off! (9)

17: Old Testament character, New Testament incident (5)

20: Mania distorted true inner self (5)

21: Pay in gym before deli spread (5)

23: Dyslexic's tired and distressed (5)

26: Pen extracts articles from satay (3)




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