Crossword for Wed, 8/Feb/2017

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Across
1: Neil Armstrong, first to return from another world? (5)

5: Run around near a stadium (5)

7: Toss a hammer into a nuclear accelerator! (4,7)

9: Instrument making snout feel odd (4,5)

11: Short bloke discontinued hike (3)

12: See Dennis, unfortunately, in poverty (9)

13: Mink, for one, may fly when theres trouble (3)

14: Sounds like a wolf on the coast (3)

15: Someone in favour of wine in jolly good surroundings (9)

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

19: Painter mentioned hidden burial (9)

20: Check strong drink of 22-acrosss bold alter ego (5,6)

22: One who heals despicable person on TV hospital program (5)

23: Poles suffer internally - they're hard (5)

Down
1: Double profit repeatedly (5,3,5)

2: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)

3: Law, say, constraining trade union leaders (7)

4: Carries small cup and helps out (7)

5: War or piecemeal missile (5)

6: Coral Sea, perhaps, without a fish (7)

8: Ball-horses are travellers! (5-8)

10: Cook wraps superb sort of bread (5)

13: Place belonging to us south of Florida to supply fine white powder (5)

14: Sibling rivalry's beginning - worry about it (7)

15: Schoolchildren made to come back on Saturday make mistakes (4-3)

16: and 2 Curses! Dons the parodists (4,3,7,2)

18: Part of stair is erect (5)

21: Have bananas now (3)





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