Crossword for Mon, 31/Aug/2020

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Across
1: Slip in terror (5)

4: Pronounced ability to smell negative votes (3)

6: Initially, celebrated Rough Rider's pick is to fish (5)

9: What this puzzle is (3)

10: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

11: Little singer returned, following band to total a hairy little mother with seating for one. (7)

12: Exclusive place is developed (7)

13: Sailor offers thanks to the British resistance (3)

15: Ace practised a lot by female golfer in a state of decline (2,1,3,3)

16: Timely introduction of purifier into terribly poor air (9)

18: Crew had dinner, we hear (5)

20: Hikers' path around Virginia is hard work (7)

21: Loud lot ran out at the head (7)

23: Missed hoax set up to trap Sunday drunk outside saloon entrance (4,5,2)

25: Right, turn right to play with robot (3)

26: Artist back on the issue of causing inflamation. (5)

27: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

28: Lived with hind-end whip mark (5)

Down
2: Get rid of the circle and end the telephone call (4,3)

3: Puzzle over the end of soccer coach (5)

4: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

5: Trim waist in figure (9)

6: So the ref stands by score, after ejecting a couple of starters (9)

7: When you work it out, Alfie, we fish (7)

8: Something good made by mini drink packer! (6,7)

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

14: It's normal if evil?! (6, 3)

15: Columbine takes stage during repeated Iolanthe opening, in blue-green (9)

17: Lauds professor's initial salary increases (7)

19: Woody is to eviscerate Human Resources, that is (7)

22: Whacked repeatedly in the ear (5)

24: Thumb Drum? (3)





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