Crossword for Wed, 25/Oct/2023

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Across
1: Bravery of marine figurehead?? (7)

4: Confederates sample party food while talking (5)

8: Employs as token members (5,2)

10: Strangely, Salerno is a city in France (7)

11: Boob implant cups: sad hoax in line with 15-down (8,3)

12: Essential part of Cayce's power! (3)

13: A revolutionary New England state or an Indian state (5)

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

17: Young horses mistakenly resign early without hesitation (9)

18: Agreeable to taking in Eastern relative (5)

19: Lifeblood of dope (3)

20: Seduce husband-to-be in parlor (7, 4)

25: Ran up price to report (7)

26: Burst forth from incredibly deep rut (7)

27: Speak slowly, with upward lilt at the beginning (5)

28: Mark Jr? (7)
Down
1: Accommodate bear (3,2)

2: Same as Edward, partly comforted (5)

3: Tendon's abnormal growth is in remission (5)

4: Ugly Moogs playing mournful soul (6, 3)

5: Long train traveling to city near Washington (9)

6: Health resort to stop working excess fat (5 4)

7: Relative takes funny pose on glass bridge? (9)

9: Short bloke quietly escaped seaweed (3)

13: I may fall into pit in a remote country (9)

14: Ran quickly along and scraped me badly (9)

15: Play with exaggerated emotions made moral play (9)

16: Unmatched on plainer work (9)

21: Crazy Sadie's notions (5)

22: A couple upset after end of big cheese (5)

23: On the canvas from third strike (3)

24: Centre of diamond is shrouded in fog (5)




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