Crossword for Fri, 27/Mar/2020

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Across
1: Witticism provided theme (5)

4: Suspicious nag, roused, is apt to make trouble (9)

9: Totally lacking a lofty plaything (3)

10: Disturbed intruder, pet disturbed. (11)

11: Faultfinder finds alternative to bell (7)

13: One partner took it to reproduce (7)

14: Adore inconstant nymph (5)

15: At last eating, I'm finally getting better (2,3,4)

17: Concrete area covered by company's emergency equipment (4,5)

20: Coal remaining at the end of a month (5)

22: Franklin eager to conceal paternity (7)

23: Adulterates by adding acid perhaps? (7)

24: Orchestra I'm reorganizing for certain conductor (11)

26: Anyway - no! (3)

27: Agitated Tiny pointlessly damned and blasted (9)

28: Choose one hundred, using eyes (5)
Down
2: Attempt test (3)

3: G-man covering beat lit up Bic? (7)

4: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

5: Neither partner finds way out of country (3)

6: Hard to comprehend English version if scholars used Latin edition from the South initially (7)

7: Current interruption has Republican upset (7)

8: Notice District Governor in the cyperaceous plant? (5)

9: Mimic has to leave the ground (4,3)

12: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

13: Feeling threatened, suggested concealing identity (11)

16: Venture to comment, 'War God stands in light' (7)

18: Asian capital managed by board (7)

19: Two animals follow a sort of cryptic clue (7)

20: Measure drinking area and leave order of prohibition (7)

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

22: Put liquor in hollow capsule swallowed by young man (5)

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

26: Scale Ten after taxes (3)




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