Crossword for Fri, 8/Dec/2023

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Across
2: Tint bark clogs to provide foot support (8,5)

8: Reel around in circles (5)

10: One giving evidence, if ignored, would be more snappish (9)

11: Dad takes leading role a step beyond (7)

12: Bend in the middle and wind back (3)

13: Equips for attacks (4)

14: Poles in trouble with character from Greece (7)

17: Old aircraft and odd blimp on a fixed course (7)

18: Hears rallies (5,2)

19: Those who exhibit bathroom fixtures (7)

20: Unappealing environment for a snooze (3)

21: One politician's a brat (3)

23: Green-light southern Indian chief (2-5)

26: Frozen awkwardly, i.e. a tin man (9)

27: German painter in a southern state (5)

28: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)
Down
1: French singer eats bit of leftover rice dish (5)

2: $100 accepted by tart in buff (5)

3: Ikhnaton's successor or teacher (5)

4: Caught carrying oregano's essence in inhalers (5)

5: Modernise rear, in the opinion of escort (5,2,2,4)

6: Found jumbo rig in a teamster's parts (9)

7: Garb for half of Quaker leaders (9)

9: One-time philosophical teaching turned him to classics (13)

14: Formerly thoughtful and dear? (9)

15: Copy hasn't disturbed yes-man (9)

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

17: How to get around doing business, essentially (3)

22: Ring around red gem (5)

23: Good Republican source of life-giving system for short-handed office workers (5)

24: Birds in the wilderness (5)

25: Saw palm down (5)




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