Crossword for Fri, 8/Apr/2022

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Across
2: Gradually reduce European Community requisitions for playback devices (4,9)

9: An exceptionally attractive person may be met aboard (9)

10: Clothilda is carrying a parcel (3)

11: Man sees bananas in a bunch (2,5)

13: Pitching ideas to yes men (7)

15: Name of place where cat ate a little horse? (7)

17: Discover treasure hiding in plain sight (5)

19: Film relay got mixed up (5)

20: Earl's unfortunately getting two months in jail (7)

22: Dieter's cooking changes again (7)

23: Play faster in last 3/4 of piece with bass held backward (5,2)

24: Top card? Excellent! (3)

26: Coats need woven yarns (9)

28: Reformed drinker helps a water distributor (9,4)
Down
1: Part of the USA obscured by mist and dew? (7)

2: Employ heart-broken Spartans where disaster came to pass. (11)

3: Plan to return with woman (3)

4: Flower power honey-bees provide (5)

5: Tickets complicate its action (9)

6: Wizards covered in liquor and beer...it might be for charity (7, 4)

7: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)

8: Please start to sing at one San Francisco club (7)

12: Bright-sounding agenda touches on heavyweight legend (5,6)

14: Feeling threatened, suggested concealing identity (11)

16: Aquatic plant providing a variety of materials (5,4)

18: Tar mess contaminated rivers (7)

21: Sally was ready to embrace East German (7)

23: Altogether steep (5)

25: In fear of wheat head (3)

27: Pass mould (3)




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