Crossword for Fri, 25/Dec/2020

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Across
1: Laid off, breadwinner's starting to wing it (2-3)

4: Grows wrinkled (9)

8: Flower, large one, set up outside (5)

9: Siblings who have orderly habits? (7)

11: Finest tree house exhibits gist of problem (7)

14: A representative may be a scamp (3)

15: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)

16: And not in town, ordinarily (3)

17: Quite put out, doctor axes red tape (11)

18: Be prepared with amnesties for truancy (11)

21: Standard style of music rejected (3)

22: Direct object (3)

23: Without it, set call for recompense (3)

24: Bullfighters' crazy rooster (7)

25: Nits are possibly more unpleasant (7)

26: Principle unaffected by revolution (5)

28: Never out of order, a Kennedy is greatly admired (9)

29: Put a new value on what secret agent is hiding (5)
Down
1: Double profit repeatedly (5,3,5)

2: Clothilda is carrying a parcel (3)

3: Hold torn veil held by busy worker (7)

4: One politician's a brat (3)

5: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

6: Aliens work infrared thrust (7)

7: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)

10: My gal talking to Italian at the table? (5,8)

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

13: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

19: Nits are possibly more unpleasant (7)

20: A right given to colliery worker or sailor (7)

26: Mann's 'Death in Venice' Dorothy sent up (3)

27: Worthless even when recycled (3)




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