Crossword for Sat, 21/Aug/2021

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Across
1: Old hippie to attend reunion of kin (7)

4: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)

6: Various centres on Spanish drain (3)

8: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)

9: Exciting moment, actor as reviewer (11)

11: Influenced by sound material (5)

12: Piece of pottery containing drink to make beast tender (9)

15: Mister T ignored Scrooge (5)

16: Hun paid out for French prince (7)

18: Hammers small rock outcroppings (7)

19: It's big where some Ambassadors are at? (5)

20: Excellent pornography and liquor brought back fun after dark (9)

22: Call girl sting nabs head of Moral Majority (5)

23: 15-acrosss toilet pot? Rubbish! (5,6)

25: Start reducing salt? (3)

26: Lick up pal (3)

27: Backblock not all there (3)

28: Bull and songbird seen in May (7)
Down
1: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)

2: Recipient of drink describing gown with energy (9)

3: Playwright rethinking copyright wrangle (4,7)

4: Ned Lunig, thrown inside, openly seen to be crapulous (13)

5: Bumped into yours truly at junction (3).

6: Again, make fast about dead heat (5)

7: Crew member is one in operating room (3)

10: Does not see the advertisement because it is in the wrong section. (13)

13: One later enters, like, with matching sides (11)

14: A Hollywood star upset about paparazzi hub in crude social event (6,5)

17: From now on it's heaven (9)

21: On return, for example, put back costume (3-2)

23: Short bloke quietly escaped seaweed (3)

24: Root for mounting might (3)




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