Crossword for Tue, 7/Dec/2021

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Across
1: Carrier's gotta be upset (4,3)

4: Group of lawyers, cast aside and embarrassed (7)

8: Celebration geared for retirement (6,5)

10: Tweak with wrong end of a pin (3)

11: Hungarian composer on CD extra, perhaps, with Norwegian composer (7)

13: Clears up blemishes of dictators? (7)

14: Period email feature (3)

16: Mend a split state (11)

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

21: One may be transported by this kiss, it's said (3)

23: For motivation we are led by a Demon and Frog. (7)

25: Between Virginia and Los Angeles nothing has flavour (7)

27: Cull out from top ten (3)

28: Fast times with company cracked high-strung recruiter (6,5)

30: Bore stopped outside ancient city (7)

31: Pauses awkwardly after error but steadies nerves (5,2)
Down
1: Came to point out Pat Reed (7)

2: Japanese Commander had no love in the morning to get stuck into things. (2, 3)

3: Behind and down and out (3)

4: Shorten a game (7)

5: Chump getting past in chasm (5)

6: Coach bans macho fooling around (6,3)

7: Bank's even keeping a bribe that's put up (7)

9: Unholy father backed shrew (5)

12: Best Southern general retreats riding cross-country (5)

15: Proclaimed head of the French delegation initially eating roast (9)

17: Part of brutal one's claw (5)

18: Affair? Despair soon dies, in steps. (7)

19: Initially tied with us, downhill racer was in contention? (7)

20: Great review at debut of Naughty Bird (5)

22: Eat late, taking in a floozie's new business (5-2)

24: Ikhnaton's successor or teacher (5)

26: Reel around in circles (5)

29: Walesa still embodies how Nobel Laureates soar? (3)




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