Crossword for Sat, 8/Feb/2020

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Across
1: Snoopy, no? Yes, in retrospect (5)

4: Captures openings (9)

9: Abandons the tents? (7)

10: Appears that fine car is elevated (5,2)

11: Scotsman to notice fundamental singular metaphysical entity (5)

13: Is it a chop that's nutty or a nut that's chopped? (9)

15: More than one grown-up kids' tender hearts god broke? (9)

16: Lifeblood of dope (3)

17: One politician's a brat (3)

18: Focus of heroic move inside (9)

20: Conversation to completely stop about scrubs (9)

21: Note found in prison is swell (5)

22: Remodeled studio with a touch of erotica on the exterior (7)

24: Have a go at draw (7)

27: Ultimately, dconstruire, to the French intellectual, is simple (9)

28: Serious changes at the end of a kind of train (5)
Down
1: Agree to make Lucifer wicked? (3)

2: Support sign for subordinates (11)

3: Root for mounting might (3)

4: Aliens work infrared thrust (7)

5: Believes in harnessing hydrogen for sources of propulsion (7)

6: A properly run lottery might be a complete success (1,5,5)

7: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

8: Bra is super as container for wine (9)

12: Hope destiny is remarkable - to free the mind (11)

14: Risk of pole womans end being upset after handy beer (11)

15: Extravagant, but terribly organised (9)

18: Thoughtful attention to refuge (7)

19: A drop of the hard stuff? (7)

23: Draw the knot (3)

25: Send back gangster's gun to get ID (3)

26: Attempt test (3)




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