Crossword for Thu, 22/Feb/2018

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Across
1: Mature writer beyond racy, impertinent introductions (5)

4: Degree consumes all-Ireland dancing girl (9)

9: State that may be so ideal for sap (5,8)

10: Opponents of Vietnamese lost a TV war (7)

11: Neil Armstrong initially brought back extraterrestrial (5)

12: Harsh cry from Cru: 'Late. Aw nuts!' (9)

14: Lists scoundrels (5)

16: Boxer Max returned, holding heroin, for treatment (5)

19: I bang rock, disturbing snake (4,5)

22: Johnston's desires (5)

24: On the way back, I had to keep calm and concentrate (7)

25: 29-acrosss kid almost climbing 14-down obstacle, keeping movers in daze (13)

26: Stranger, in turn, had an accident (3-3-3)

27: Snoopy, no? Yes, in retrospect (5)
Down
2: Object to professional examination (7)

3: Nits are possibly more unpleasant (7)

4: Bill accepts new slant in Jack's Magic Ladder? (9)

5: Discover merit after first lesson (5)

6: With Pat, I persevere, biting back final words? (7)

7: I misread _Times_ article's final detail (7)

8: Poplar is like a writer (5)

9: 'Beat it, mister!' said con man (7)

13: How might thirteen yearn to meditate? (4,5)

15: Mark Jr? (7)

17: Fishy character with endless alibis hides in hut. (7)

18: Batsmen trading one who may be a winner? (4,3)

20: Cretins wrecked the water tank! (7)

21: Those emptying the boat of water start to belittle those who are seasick? (7)

22: Comic embraces date at end of Fourth Dimension (5)

23: Meal for 4 divided by 50 (5)




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