Crossword for Wed, 24/Apr/2019

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Across
1: Fruit found in Carmel only (5)

4: Oil depots destroyed ocean habitats (4,5)

8: No one told sister (3)

9: Sound practical perception is a normal feeling (11)

11: European sage knew a novel novel (9,4)

13: Tar mess contaminated rivers (7)

15: How might number mine something? (5)

18: Rooted in regressive muddleheaded isolation (5)

19: Treason destroyed Washington insider (7)

21: Modernise rear, in the opinion of escort (5,2,2,4)

23: Fancied poem composed in comfort (5,2,4)

25: Choose to take the top off (3)

26: Avoids seeds, pits, nuts (9)

27: Assessor is ignoring every other great theory (5)
Down
1: Reveals fatness I'm developing (9)

2: Unfallen in gradual encirclement of city! (9)

3: Minor change in the White House? (6-3-4)

4: Thumb Drum? (3)

5: Certain deaths caused by swinging moods (5)

6: There was little weight in the announcement. (5)

7: Vapour trapped in paste amethyst (5)

10: On your feet! (8,5)

12: A key passage (5)

14: African leader reversed stance on fabled writer (5)

16: Secures a term and travels (4,5)

17: One annoying to Republican advisor (9)

20: Fairs with examples of sex positions (5)

21: Directors said to be unamused. (5)

22: Big affectionate bears blunder (5)

24: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)




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