Crossword for Mon, 8/May/2017

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Across
1: Homer's travail: 'I don't finish daily retreat.' (5)

4: Friendly over age of consent? (9)

8: Robin Goodfellow's ice hockey requisites (5)

9: Crushed bones, say, as source of sauce (4,5)

11: And not in town, ordinarily (3)

12: Drive back pariah from the East (5)

13: Shatters ice cubes (5)

14: A favourite car of Seattle natives. (11)

17: Rascal and wuss taking week off (3)

18: Worthless even when recycled (3)

19: Conducted fight in tent, it's clear (11)

21: Pathological bumbler holds a record (5)

23: Drive away king who returns to surround the leading pretender. (5)

25: Direct object (3)

26: Maintenance with Jones family perhaps (7,2)

27: Ascendant Brazilian city supports church singing group (5)

29: Spread Dianne's pearls around (9)

30: Sigh audibly about fool giving lip (5)
Down
1: One politician's a brat (3)

2: Unfortunate rot in republic is everlasting (13)

3: Pluto is cold and tired out; its a disgrace (9)

4: He told tales about a love with foresight. (5)

5: Siegfried's partner, Al, marries for portion of proceeds (9)

6: The end of a fire (or a month?) (5)

7: Pauses awkwardly after error but steadies nerves (5,2)

10: Cheaper oil, gas distributed in Island chains (13)

11: Fool to join recital (3)

15: Fresh ardor mellows outbursts on the highway (4,5)

16: Ties braids without ribbons at the front (9)

18: Dogged pamphlet for the auditor (7)

20: Thumb Drum? (3)

22: Do tell! A puzzle found in a cornfield? (5)

24: Youngster, kid at heart, left with student (5)

28: Man, what an avant-garde US artist! (3)




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