Crossword for Thu, 18/May/2017

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Across
1: Institute has his stable converted (9)

6: Subject to constant cold (5)

9: Totally lacking a lofty plaything (3)

10: Wizards covered in liquor and beer...it might be for charity (7, 4)

11: Mishaps or odd sayings (9)

12: Clothilda is carrying a parcel (3)

13: One who impersonates a policeman giving hip dude a leading question.(7)

16: A good friend to union, radical is not doing it for money (7)

18: Observe - we are hearing Snout's presentation for the main defence (3,4)

19: Obese principal is a chump! (7)

21: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

23: Somehow it is clear and practical (9)

26: Farmyard creatures defining an unlikely story? (4,3,4)

27: Sounds like everything: a bore (3)

28: Quiet floor decoration is a sign of indifference (5)

29: Choose me! Tory ordered profession (9)

Down
1: Captures openings (9)

2: Tinkers jump in children's world (3,4)

3: Prohibit couple from erotically wearing less clothing (5)

4: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)

5: Capital investment producing hard faces (9)

6: Ditch a worker is cutting (9)

7: Piece of wisdom from a quiet aristocrat (5)

8: Headache starts to reveal a body part (5)

14: A changing sort of forced labour (5-4)

15: Alto I somehow kept in the dark, back during interactive broadcasting (4,5)

17: Rally has promotion I created primarily in a new way (9)

20: Take out former pamphlet? (7)

21: Removes from office and bags (5)

22: Come round again about dog (5)

24: Movie rating implicit in Baghdad ultimatum (5)

25: Faith in Osiris, lamentably (5)





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