Crossword for Sat, 3/Feb/2024

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Across
1: Starshine somehow loses its shine (9)

7: Pass mould (3)

9: Reverend Spooner's nosy supporter's cookware (6,3)

10: Famous pianist's inclination for vocalizing (5)

11: Miserable poor agree with 'La Boheme' spectator (9)

15: Rule will end in some paper (5)

16: Typical! Pull over in back (7)

17: Last year said to be decadent (7)

18: Crave to badly ham it up (7)

20: Zero writing for 'humble' Wilbur's speech? (7)

22: They secure money for the government, so we hear (5)

23: Avoids seeds, pits, nuts (9)

24: Don't take time out (5)

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

28: Picture a dessert without topping (3)

29: Doctor singes off top of sore and bandages (9)

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

3: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

4: Healers swear by the cases of the little river horse. (11)

5: Child, bask by the sound (3)

6: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

7: Praised moving anguish (7)

8: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)

9: Holder of strange ritual of troll (5,8)

12: Encourage horse led with direction. (3)

13: A properly run lottery might be a complete success (1,5,5)

14: For Proust, life's purpose springs from remembrance of a torn desire (6,5)

19: Lately, liking to spell? (7)

21: Anger that is constraining response (3)

25: Road without a pole (4)

26: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)

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





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