Crossword for Mon, 20/Nov/2017

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Across
1: Notes spent in Germany (5)

4: Result of sleeping in currently fashionable paintings (4,5)

9: Trap with hands? (3)

10: Old role for paintings that trick the eye (2,3)

11: Grant loud colour (3)

12: Changed musician not so offensively pious (13)

13: A poor horse to run into a revised composition (7)

16: One in Dickens role is Sir Laurence (7)

18: Dawdles aimlessly and walks funny (7)

19: Simplest to find English in kinky siesta (7)

20: 'Ransom'? Lame. Run 'Rocky I', 'II', 'III', etc. (5,8)

24: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

25: Elected to instruct audit of electronic giant (5)

26: The time before the first woman (3)

27: Duck putting string on ancient peeper (9)

28: 500 = 100 + 0 - that's entertainment! (5)
Down
2: Tears as leading character in romance dies (5)

3: Disreputable person lured cons astray (9)

4: Jumped for something extremely loose-fitting (5)

5: Symbol of hierarchy to church holds no value (5,4)

6: Demonstrated the way in which to keep poles apart (5)

7: Venus moving earth with Ipod (9)

8: Valuable discovery certain in luxury travel (8,5)

9: A grim ball gown, uncomfortable in increasing temperature (6,7)

14: I am a blond, going to pot around the midsection (9)

15: Mothers copper, Mark, is male (9)

17: Lined salt shaker made ready for use (9)

21: Tender translator of runes (5)

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

23: Casts off shacks (5)




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