Crossword for Sun, 27/Mar/2022

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Across
1: Small piece of fish (3)

3: Doris has residence in old West African republic (7)

7: What's left when you burn the tree (3)

9: Silent, cat backs away from it (5)

10: Oscillating crystal perhaps not so rare (9)

11: Our Foreign Minister embraced German, and in his own country (4,5)

12: Origins of giddy exhuberant energy -- stunningly emptyheaded! (5)

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

14: Very slow backtracking through formulaic algebra (7)

16: Hates and gets rid of a Mensa entry requirement? (7)

17: Mary gets back to business running building trade (7)

18: Screams Yes! around line 50 (5)

19: Television show genre is like this each time (4,5)

21: One who wanders amidst fantastic text is one who is very outgoing (9)

24: Leaders in public office boosted charity foundations (5)

25: Man, what an avant-garde US artist! (3)

26: 'Beat it, mister!' said con man (7)

27: Take Chair in university (3)
Down
1: Saw palm down (5)

2: Money hub of AWB race for grain (9)

3: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)

4: Owned 500 (about right) broken skis in storage locations (4,5)

5: Mister T ignored Scrooge (5)

6: Club with space for some money (3)

7: Picture a dessert without topping (3)

8: Equus? Shenanigans! (9)

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

13: Dry debate about stuffed animal (5,4)

14: Like Nadia or Olga, my acting's affected (9)

15: Pub undoes gross implications (9)

19: Apparently observed a part of the play (5)

20: Long for a mass of reporters (5)

22: Attempt test (3)

23: Inactive side (3)




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