Crossword for Tue, 22/Sep/2020

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Across
1: Upset top duo; I went and confessed (5,2,2,2)

9: Hazardous emanation from river used by a crime boss (5)

10: Shell compensate for loss in certain risky starts (7)

11: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)

12: One Miss Horn takes a tumble with guys having outlaw spirits (11)

13: A Muslim leader's energy efficiency ratio as a Muslim leader (5)

16: Strange lingo - some new expression (9)

18: Bruce crazy about leading medical specialist lying (9)

19: Pulls Americans (5)

20: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

23: Have bananas now (3)

24: Retorts about those causing corruption. (7)

25: Seaport of royal Tamerlane? (5)

27: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)
Down
1: Crew member is one in operating room (3)

2: Drain off lowest part (5)

3: Cloth was dug up! (5)

4: Jump all over Kegler, say (9)

5: Oak's first seen on the first of May with its leaves out (5)

6: I'm running into ill-humored statements (9)

7: Certain European in age-worn convertible (9)

8: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)

11: Questionable realtor robs preacher (4,7)

14: Increases scales; ate sloppily (9)

15: Regrets taking thousands in with leader of suspiciously questionable nature (9)

17: He's on diet - ordering in addition to the main course (2,3,4)

21: Follow in broken suede shoes (5)

22: Test limits of sexologist in assignation (5)

23: Flower shop nosh about $41 (5)

26: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)




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