Crossword for Mon, 3/Jul/2023

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Across
1: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

3: Big flowers for VIPs? (4,7)

8: Cheaper oil, gas distributed in Island chains (13)

10: Okay shot ripped tears in butt (6-5)

11: Age of neo-catastrophe? (3)

12: Bumps into butcher's display of tongue? (5)

13: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

14: Part turning two ways (5)

15: Meal for 4 divided by 50 (5)

18: Freshen the atmosphere (3)

19: Reflective review of lead horse (5)

22: Capture ten heading north (3)

23: Hoarded tiny bits of dryness (11)

25: Tidy up and clean floor finally and decisively (4,3,3,3)

26: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)

27: Cull out from top ten (3)
Down
1: Two animals follow a sort of cryptic clue (7)

2: Dark horse carries coach (7)

3: Trips around Central Europe for arms parts (6)

4: Sounds like he goes to town! (5)

5: Flying squirrel making Prince Henry rage (9)

6: Professional salesmen get up and grow rich (7)

7: First punch in the middle of the little beast, then take a look at it. (7)

9: Private dinner starts late (5)

13: Prig had ma conceal midriff (9)

15: Test fabrics in nightgowns and ladies' tops (5)

16: Al Fresco is to do our cooking (7)

17: Edits Russian performances (7)

19: Old Greek circle followed by Northern military group (7)

20: Psychic agonizes about port in the Midwest (7)

21: Call on telephone about lock (7)

24: English lead getting into the pants of guys (5)




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