Crossword for Fri, 9/Dec/2022

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Across
1: Just conservative (5)

5: Date for Roman candles to be ordered (7)

9: Proficient in arithmetic, starting with short division (5)

10: Giving up silly run, Reds tack on a couple of errors (9)

11: Stop fooling around with her at tea break (4,1,8)

13: Prohibit an attorney's organization (3)

15: Girl mostly into turning inside out - it's never ending! (11)

17: Okay shot ripped tears in butt (6-5)

20: In all, just a little peak. (3)

21: A little sports car, let to harassed Southern belle (8,5)

25: through old player? (9)

27: Test limits of sexologist in assignation (5)

28: 'Rats!' snorted Dotty (7)

29: Part of stair is erect (5)

Down
1: Severely criticize cook (5)

2: Classic gibberish (5)

3: Extremely tense many times about a private conversation (4-1-4)

4: Watch, say (7)

5: Cut short a wagger? (7)

6: Old physician in sheltered church (5)

7: Agree to make Lucifer wicked? (3)

8: Large strumpets turned a trick? (9)

12: War ultimately helps attacks (5)

13: Nude redhead receiving backward glance is one serving drinks (9)

14: Note vehicle in picture puzzle (5)

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

18: Sausages from a Greek island (7)

19: Ex dances in wild party with Kiwi (7)

22: Some kind of a nut with a foot problem (5)

23: Chump getting past in chasm (5)

24: Flower festival is pointless (5)

26: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)





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