Crossword for Mon, 26/Feb/2024

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Across
1: Initially, celebrated Rough Rider's pick is to fish (5)

4: Game for artist holding tip of paintbrush right (4,5)

8: I'll be stuffed if I'll deal with him!. (11)

10: Fodder derived from Swiss lake (7)

12: Siamese toolmakers reportedly in colorful clothing (3-4)

13: Learned men are full of hesitation, since they are often beaten.(5)

15: Young boy capturing us with snapshot, initially incurring mistrust (9)

16: Mishaps or odd sayings (9)

19: Spare part in Oedipus Rex, tragically (5)

21: Seedy hotel with bedroom in front becomes house of ill-repute (7)

22: Ricola melting to carbon, driven by heat (7)

24: Sadly curtail urge for land cultivation (11)

26: Insured copter Ted crashed (9)

27: Home that's high (and very light) by the Sound (5)
Down
1: Write to Dee about American the French roughed up (7)

2: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

3: Roman light and gold found in Egyptian town. (5)

4: All but fool classics at funfair (7)

5: Back section of a studio fills with bubbles (7)

6: Permit me; I rearranged busiest schedule slots (5,4)

7: 15-acrosss toilet pot? Rubbish! (5,6)

9: Moulding material to be included in upcoming miniseries (5)

11: Put hot cocoa out for someone glued to the TV (5,6)

14: Crush rage created by the additional levy (9)

16: Pathological bumbler holds a record (5)

17: Beg like this - it's lawful (7)

18: The unwell were first to be cut down.(7)

20: Attribute to a writer (7)

23: Actress Dern's starting to like distinctive atmosphere (5)

25: About....about right? Wrong! (3)




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