Crossword for Wed, 27/Nov/2013

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Across
1: Plain grim? (3,6)

5: Hook Id display in religious showdown (5)

8: Can't sue crazy lunatic (3,4)

9: Holding back police operation took a year (7)

11: True gem discovered within landscape feature (3-4)

12: A strain crippled master craftsman (7)

13: Actual air of confusion calculating insurance premiums (9)

16: Crew member is one in operating room (3)

17: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

18: Make a deep impression, bound by ties initially thought to be most vexatious (9)

19: Eat after hollow enclosure is discovered (5,2)

20: Aboard a ship is shipping magnate (7)

23: Arrogantly pry into loud disruption? Just the opposite! (7)

24: Circus performer in a European big top (7)

26: Lodge heard discharge (5)

27: spoilt kid on far from good-sounding meat (9)
Down
1: Sister gets nothing, we hear (3)

2: Tribal emblem starts to take on taboo, erotic meaning (5)

3: Grow, taking head of iceberg to show again (5)

4: Nick shouts - and theres trouble brewing! (3,5,2,3)

6: Precipitate cheer for Mick Jagger (9)

7: The star of 'Ellen' has at folks with substandard morals (11)

9: A little sports car, let to harassed Southern belle (8,5)

10: China to convert to a biblical place. (7)

11: Hang back, keeping right next to person buying a jumper (11)

14: Little ore exploding in part of a star (5,4)

15: Blamed and nailed copper, scam's leader on the inside (7)

21: Pointer is slender, lacking tip (5)

22: Batsman leaves cry-baby on the wagon (5)

25: Child is to depart, finally (3)




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