Crossword for Wed, 19/Oct/2022

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Across
1: One politician's a brat (3)

3: Toss a hammer into a nuclear accelerator! (4,7)

7: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

10: Sounds like a wolf on the coast (3)

11: Streetcar crashed into litterbug, perhaps? (9)

12: Pound off top of door--what's inside? (5)

13: Focus of heroic move inside (9)

15: Serious changes at the end of a kind of train (5)

17: City official spread rumor, initially (5)

19: Mountain gorilla captivated Scientific American (9)

22: Edible root on grapevine equals 200 milligrams (5)

24: Guarantees related people second furs (9)

26: Small piece of fish (3)

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

28: 7-down relic? (6,5)

29: Draw the knot (3)
Down
1: Col in unopened 10-across tie (7)

2: Urge to be hunting out dicey part (9)

3: A strong supporter has a position on the French (7)

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

5: Clip securing a bow at the front of sister's dress (5)

6: Novel payment dominating class (7)

8: Bullfighters' crazy rooster (7)

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

14: Employs as token members (5,2)

16: Sober Tibetans losing control, taking a little nip (9)

17: Woman politely restraining cad on pavement (7)

18: Bring Father back to hang buckets on maples again (5)

20: Heroin's prepared approaching land (7)

21: Big stink-up. Location is disgusting (7)

23: Puzzle over the end of soccer coach (5)

25: American capital supplied plant (5)




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