Crossword for Sat, 25/Jul/2020

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Across
1: Room for traffic light behind church (7)

5: An animal which flies high but comes back for a place to wash (7)

9: Man nuts about tin (7)

10: Nag male, starting with pain in the neck (7)

11: It's normal if evil?! (6, 3)

13: Wild rose engulfs one willow (5)

15: Designed dashing ten-ton pick-up (3-5,5)

17: Drive away roofing material before farmhouse becomes a target area (8,5)

20: Unable to act, I cast 'Rent' (5)

21: Composer found in a red hot oven? (9)

23: Former color no longer in production? (7)

25: Maniac is loose in a cult (7)

28: Bugs going after quiet gags (7)

29: Complains to Sammy re cast (7)
Down
1: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

2: Oilwell fireman Red's commercial run (5)

3: Throw out faulty nib (3)

4: Tempory respite about the goal. (9)

5: Irish playwright livin soundly (5)

6: Loads of purpose in body parts (7)

7: Draw the knot (3)

8: Thirteen broken adzes repaired (6,5)

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

12: Number One in facetiousness (3)

14: Denim -- a genuine clothing icon (5)

15: Bracing sea air! Love the place. (5)

16: Equus? Shenanigans! (9)

18: Monumental spasm surrounding one bronze (7)

19: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)

21: Bit lots by half of tsetse flies (5)

22: Latin lives of Evita explained within (5)

24: Half disapprove of old king (3)

26: Vet theatre opening 8-down (3)

27: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)




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