Crossword for Wed, 30/Aug/2023

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Across
1: I had left mule, finally, and right loafer (5)

4: A dash of pepper in most of Jay Leno's ingredients (9)

9: Famous gardens said to move one to speak. (3)

10: Heart of delicatessen, certainly, is meat (7)

12: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

13: Indoctrinate genius to bathe (9)

15: A Gore follows a Ryan (5)

16: Canoe lost in sea (5)

17: Spotted one delinquent leader after parole violation (7)

19: That woman has articles put in case (7)

20: Six points making a case for one in good shape (5)

21: Second thoughts following half-formed wishes are handfuls of straw (5)

23: Cast update: Loy gave a superior performance (9)

24: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

25: Neurotic lass edited letter, concealing the way it was rated. (7)

27: Various centres on Spanish drain (3)

29: Begging for one during overthrow (9)

30: The pole will carry the principal mainsail (5)
Down
1: Provoke Church of Scotland's absent leader (3)

2: Representatives from west coast ball club recruiting a woman manager - the first (9)

3: Three kernels of copper-yellow grain (3)

5: Teen unclothes poorly dressed diners (13)

6: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

7: Lasso a large animal, making first off for north (5)

8: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)

11: A little sports car, let to harassed Southern belle (8,5)

13: Weapons to attack BS, involving way with words (11)

14: Crazy to clean sons in awful mess (11)

18: Add pantry to make dude! (9)

22: Child can be heard getting out of bed at dawn. (3, 2)

26: Period email feature (3)

28: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)




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