Crossword for Sun, 26/Mar/2023

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Across
1: He explored star (7,6)

8: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)

9: Rebel action disrupted festival (11)

11: Movie rating implicit in Baghdad ultimatum (5)

12: Lankiest teen group lean with little energy (9)

13: Lots of westbound (southwesterly) trains (5)

15: No government lawyer's thrilled to display being agreeable (3,6)

18: Tess spied wrinkled skirts (9)

20: Containers holding top-grade instruments (5)

23: Unfit American Indian getting pale about note (9)

26: Scrooge in film is erratic (5)

27: Okay shot ripped tears in butt (6-5)

28: One politician's a brat (3)

29: Teen unclothes poorly dressed diners (13)
Down
1: Several variety shows (7)

2: Criticise measures in treatment (7)

3: Scarf free tacos (5)

4: The stagecoach industry (9)

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

6: Nearly nail half of veterans for childishness (7)

7: Former leader's relative with bit of tension in stomach (4, 3)

10: Throw out faulty nib (3)

14: Call for help oddly stops (3)

16: Cutthroat congressman's back in lifeless Ohio primary (9)

17: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

18: Putting your foot in it may incite Royal intervention (7)

19: Sound measure when Bec lied badly (7)

21: B-back up string player (7)

22: A bit of the English course may cause embarrassing situations (7)

24: Note found in prison is swell (5)

25: One may be transported by this kiss, it's said (3)

26: He adopts park tree (5)




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