Crossword for Sun, 9/Jul/2023

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Across
1: To fascinate a disagreeable female we turned in (7)

5: Describes a northeastern state and some ancient Britons (7)

8: Church conceals torture instrument before king; it could be explosive. (7)

9: Greek character opposed to red wine (7)

11: Sitting in tree, sparrow's beginning song (5)

12: Leaves permitted by cute cook (7)

13: Anger doctor internalizes is more serious (5)

14: Never out of order, a Kennedy is greatly admired (9)

16: The sky in the Bible is solid...true? True (9)

18: Gas makes one put on weight (5)

21: Fictional knight's one leader handled blade (7)

23: Severely criticize cook (5)

24: Praised muck in supplement (7)

25: Heard near second-tier city (7)

26: One providing funds for last one in debt (7)

27: Genuine hesitation in church after transgression (7)
Down
1: Fastened and collapsed. (7)

2: Case for recording Eminem, for example (7)

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

4: Rabbit (male) with nest of bunnies? (5)

5: Transfer from Delaware to California (5)

6: Lead prisoner next to vent (7)

7: It's over, over, over, kept apart by past payment (7)

10: Police questioning a retiring toon under the table (13)

14: Compete with life in France (3)

15: Louse can rise (3)

16: Vessel 'Destiny' surrounds piece of equipment (7)

17: Supplied new weapons for revolutionary dreamer (7)

19: Contrarily leave closet for result (7)

20: Queries disturbed counsellor? (7)

22: The Spanish derelict is too much for the church office holder (5)

23: Nasty small places (5)




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