Crossword for Mon, 2/Sep/2019

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Across
1: By no means the cleverest, anyway (9)

5: Belated top-and-tailing to gladden one's heart (5)

8: Something good made by dwarf barber, perhaps! (6,7)

10: Monarch met monarch in even open space for coin-operated machines (7,6)

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

13: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

15: Seat for the trafficker who doesn't take sides (5)

17: German painter in a southern state (5)

18: Lick up pal (3)

19: Re: bands, unfinished hymn, a type of poetry (5)

21: My gal talking to Italian at the table? (5,8)

24: Defusing timer incorrectly can lead to this! (13)

26: Put a new value on what secret agent is hiding (5)

27: This is truncated, or the end's off (9)
Down
1: Non-discounted rate for newly split grain (4,5)

2: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

3: Senseless and sick to pass up one calorie (9)

4: Each time, I lost message for Alice (3,2)

5: Tony flipped over English floor covering (5)

6: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

7: Slip in terror (5)

9: Outfit wins Tet Offensive (7)

11: Bright-sounding agenda touches on heavyweight legend (5,6)

14: Batman novel is pure horse ... ! (9)

15: Anticipate warning cry about bearing (7)

16: Shocked ensemble leader with ascending note during concert (9)

20: A drain could be at the bottom (5)

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

23: Learned men are full of hesitation, since they are often beaten.(5)

25: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)




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