Crossword for Sun, 31/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Carry on after New York's flipped into unconsciousness (7)

5: Charged a couple of hundred, getting exploited (7)

8: Bobbed beneath in playful attempt to drown journalist. (6, 5)

9: Club with space for some money (3)

10: Mark in Russian bar, empty the night before (5)

11: New roles for a flop (5)

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

14: In the manner of a girl (3)

15: Everyone in Italy's mad - so it's said - for ice cream (5-6)

18: The star of 'Ellen' has at folks with substandard morals (11)

20: Worthless even when recycled (3)

21: Perfect counter-spy equipment (3)

22: Scrimmage as Confederate general introduces himself to Tarzan? (5)

23: Batsman leaves cry-baby on the wagon (5)

24: Non-clerical song (3)

25: Orchestra I'm reorganizing for certain conductor (11)

27: One who reads each consumer (7)

28: Former color no longer in production? (7)
Down
1: Team directors silver cabinet? (9)

2: Central matter for physicists luncheon: rocks releasing hydrogen (7)

3: Stuffed 05 before a 10 (9)

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

5: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

6: One who heals despicable person on TV hospital program (5)

7: Ball mislaid? Caned (5)

9: Cathy's new boat (5)

12: Martyr fighting segregation (5,6)

16: Train sets notwithstanding (9)

17: Bury darling, having one of relatives read (9)

19: Romany, some dodgy psychiatrist? (5)

20: An Asian making money carrying a letter from Greece (7)

21: Flower, large one, set up outside (5)

22: Spices clubs (5)

26: Crew member is one in operating room (3)




Solution (Reversed)
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