Crossword for Sun, 5/Jan/2020

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Across
1: The last theologian inside to burn the cheese (7)

5: Ingrained reaction at home for wildlife (7)

9: Unable to act, I cast 'Rent' (5)

10: First aid for sprains is common in the arctic. (3, 4)

11: Not going back, confident, with shaved head (7)

12: D*** petrol pump sample? (7)

14: Four runners usually talk about YMCA in the morning (5,4)

15: Pass mould (3)

16: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)

18: Harsh cry from Cru: 'Late. Aw nuts!' (9)

21: Blamed and nailed copper, scam's leader on the inside (7)

22: The French embargo on Middle Eastern nation (7)

23: First cryptic?! I nail it! (7)

25: English novelist is in future a delight (5)

26: Apartment behind English school reflective place to write (7)

27: Pauses awkwardly after error but steadies nerves (5,2)
Down
2: Bundy under English seabird thats forever! (7)

3: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)

4: Congressman Grant's adversary gobbles steak bone, getting stuffed (7)

5: Broken home rid of beneficiarys condition (7)

6: Later round without an opponent (3)

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

8: How a diver might marry (4,3,6)

9: Police questioning a retiring toon under the table (13)

13: Questionable realtor robs preacher (4,7)

17: Usher again in the audience for evidence of payment (7)

18: Pampered, after Molly cooked eggs (7)

19: Farmland female comes back covered with baked clay (7)

20: Uncovered references containing name for certain flowers (7)

24: A representative may be a scamp (3)




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