Crossword for Wed, 4/Jan/2017

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Across
1: Language making a comeback in modern Italy (5)

4: Gray's line about young animals (9)

7: Flower festival is pointless (5)

8: Play with exaggerated emotions made moral play (9)

11: Direct object (3)

13: Edward, holding a bird, came behind (7)

14: Mild expletive for a sea-faring people? (9)

16: Ring around red gem (5)

17: Explosion is bomb's first and last (5)

18: Study a French instrument - it's a puzzle (9)

20: Bomb compartment - note damaged weapon (7)

23: Is Pat suitable? (3)

24: Choose me! Tory ordered profession (9)

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

28: Got used to western city after it eliminated a lot of noise (7,2)

29: This is always resplendent, adorning heads (5)
Down
2: Lug worm finally being a symbol (5)

3: Verne's incredible chutzpah (5)

4: Root for mounting might (3)

5: Sounds like everything: a bore (3)

6: Footwear around Canada is a disgrace (7)

9: Late Greek god betraying no emotion (7)

10: It comes to a point everyone heard (3)

11: Perform part of play (3)

12: Snuggled in armchair, cute Bob (7)

13: They occupy the space of many workers (7)

15: Word of opposition from a friend of Caesar, J? (7)

17: Big apes with degree benefits (7)

19: Bumped into yours truly at junction (3).

21: However, you expect trouble at first (3)

22: Path of planet - or particle (5)

23: Run around near a stadium (5)

25: Mann's 'Death in Venice' Dorothy sent up (3)

26: Club with space for some money (3)




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