Crossword for Sat, 19/Mar/2022

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Across
1: International accord for Rev. Spooner's award for a top sunbather? (4,3)

4: Fairy tale character concealed in simulated war front (5)

8: Neither partner finds way out of country (3)

10: Everyone in Italy's mad - so it's said - for ice cream (5-6)

11: 'Shut up or else,' con snarled (7)

12: Reportedly regret cutting remark in quarrel (7)

13: Conducted fight in tent, it's clear (11)

16: Pass mould (3)

17: Begins seeing another divorcee? Deplorable. (3)

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

20: Diverting a dupe with wrong input (7)

22: Made certain condemned is guillotined (7)

23: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

25: Hear Native American appeal (3)

26: Conservative interrupting nobody for the time being (5)

27: French heart pines for early courses (7)

Down
1: Decades established as most uptight (7)

2: Making Athenian weaver drink an informal toast (7,2)

3: Remote and barbarous Irish school (5,4)

4: Physician that is right is less interesting (5)

5: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)

6: Irregular bouts of activity suit beach scrubbers (4,3,6)

7: Story about New England state apt to crumble (7)

9: He explored star (7,6)

14: He's last to kiss a rat--she's close, it's clear (9)

15: Ten trains rocked passing through (9)

17: Recessive DNA parts not very impressive for rotten person (2-3-2)

19: 50 snakes' scales (7)

21: Saw guard (5)

24: Control escape (3)





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