Crossword for Sun, 3/Feb/2019

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Across
1: Derided beatnik rang (9)

5: Canine centre detailed by soldier (5)

7: Mad? O, yes! Mad dog! (7)

8: Mug returns to 100 degrees, causing an ulcer. (7)

10: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)

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

14: Urgently compelled president? Sure - with democratic leader (9)

16: Write off aggregate (5)

17: Hand out Kleenex, wiping away a bit of tears (5)

19: One applying pressure to eight mixed up in back rent? (9)

21: Peak test of humanity is very painful. (9)

23: A revolutionary New England state or an Indian state (5)

24: Pool harvester (7)

25: The last movement produces great passion (7)

26: To escape with lover from Warsaw, man climbs last section of fence (5)

27: Approves punitive measures (9)
Down
1: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

2: Fools around near hellholes (7)

3: Many sound prospects for prospectors (5)

4: Mongrels at each others' throats in this ruthless world. (3, 3, 3)

5: Intercom portended no East-West accord (7)

6: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)

9: Suggestions for obvious singles (9)

11: West abandoned mortals without a spot of confusion (9)

13: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

15: They hang on to legal fees. (9)

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

20: Become less formal, and recommend accepting trio of Hawkeyes (4,3)

22: Pick a wrong angle (5)

24: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)




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