Crossword for Sat, 27/Jun/2020

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Across
1: One who gets up part of stairway (5)

4: This is truncated, or the end's off (9)

9: Maples, nuts, and berry filling in a box of assorted chocolates (7)

10: 'Wrong and sick,' I quote... almost (7)

11: Western retreat satisfactory, accepted by canoeists and surfers? (3,8)

13: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

14: Oiled lips crushed egg-like object. (9)

17: Bone-picker starts scouring chronicles for one bent on retribution (9)

18: Odds of niece being born (3)

19: E.g., told story about cave-men (11)

23: Ancient history part is excessively trimmed (7)

24: Drink produced as grain ferments (7)

26: Got used to western city after it eliminated a lot of noise (7,2)

27: Flirted terribly, and on your example dated start-ups (5)
Down
1: Repair stitching that flares Ewok cloaks (5)

2: In all, just a little peak. (3)

3: One who regrets having left leader (5)

4: Working leader sobs bitterly after blemishes returned (5,4)

5: Disgusting donut turned a greenish color (5)

6: Select Poe novel and condense (9)

7: Playwright rethinking copyright wrangle (4,7)

8: In hindsight, schedule recorded for a blast (9)

12: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

14: Wrong, or sure one is wrong (9)

15: Friend captures random Arctic sound (9)

16: Fatal crime may lead to damnation (6,3)

20: Native American involved in drug problem exposed (5)

21: Put on University of Texas ring (5)

22: Model spoken about is reserved (5)

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




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