Crossword for Thu, 28/Dec/2017

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Across
1: Maverick starting to buck in wind (5)

4: Casts off shacks (5)

7: Backblock not all there (3)

9: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

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

11: More nutty British can promenade by the sea (7)

13: Hero-worshipper dancing reel and jig (7)

14: Do tell! A puzzle found in a cornfield? (5)

15: Ran into a section of the time-table (3)

16: Cut up after having gambled, with death perhaps? (5)

18: Land and take off: beginning of flight (5)

20: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)

21: A heron regrets losing its wings (5)

22: Don't accept deterioration (7)

24: Tories put out after Liberal leader hangs around (7)

26: Toss a hammer into a nuclear accelerator! (4,7)

28: Perfect counter-spy equipment (3)

29: Requires five kills, or a single accurate shot. (3)

30: Argument in the meeting (5)

31: City official spread rumor, initially (5)
Down
1: DVD possibly missing model of natural filter (5)

2: Rolling about sick, giving in (9)

3: Opponent of new technology did play instrument outside (7)

4: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

5: One later enters, like, with matching sides (11)

6: Up in grassy area around Kentucky (7)

7: Doctor about to operate reflected carefully (5)

8: Smear record colour - that one (9)

12: Wizards covered in liquor and beer...it might be for charity (7, 4)

14: Play with exaggerated emotions made moral play (9)

17: Confined bear without a trade (9)

19: Outfit wins Tet Offensive (7)

21: Witty remark, for example, about constant batterer (7)

23: Selected last of acrylic socks (5)

25: Penniless meal is fantastic (5)

27: Grant loud colour (3)




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