Crossword for Wed, 25/Jan/2023

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Across
1: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

3: Stimulant produced as choir paid off (11)

9: Prepare canvas with a colour like red, blue or yellow? (5)

10: Nathaniel cuddles one squirming infant (7)

11: These often go with crosses but they mean nothing really! (7)

13: Bud tore angrily into Thomas, for one (7)

14: Begins seeing another divorcee? Deplorable. (3)

15: Chip is describing rare bird call (5)

16: First and most powerful male (5)

19: Short line in letter back-fires (5)

20: Merchant finally stocking this and that (5)

21: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

22: Retinue and company again go round, get back (7)

24: Rousing Pat with mini drum set (7)

26: Aliens work infrared thrust (7)

27: Mount Ahab, say (5)

28: Thats sensible; has the eagle perhaps landed? (4-2-5)

29: Cronkite, Bradley, and Safer's first network (3)
Down
1: Beings massing or migrating (9)

2: Show sedated one giving details (9)

3: Religious types taking some time in the morning? (5)

4: Grant loud colour (3)

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

6: In love with copper? Gone to give a needle? (9)

7: Endless taping-over is unsuitable (5)

8: First confession left the listener feeling no doubt (5)

12: Martyr fighting segregation (5,6)

15: Often copper brews up two common drugs. (6,3)

17: Patricide possibly associated with children's health (9)

18: Church members loosely align headphones (9)

22: Staffed without Western religion (5)

23: Repair stitching that flares Ewok cloaks (5)

25: Gardener's concoction left in a lot (5)

27: Escalating naked conflict (3)




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