Crossword for Sat, 26/Sep/2020

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Across
1: Ill-tempered woman

5: Court officer

7: Belly

8: Holds out a carrot to

11: A dynamic speaker, e.g.

13: Born

14: Run-down digs

16: Little egg

17: Straighten, as wheels

18: Go beyond

21: Prized hardwood

22: Stupefying

24: Continue to rant

26: Bell tower

27: Gardener

28: Gene mutations
Down
1: Operator's wear

2: Dipper

3: Scot-free

4: Latent hostility

5: It may sting a little

6: Lens type

9: Mottled inlay material

10: Mimic Merlin

12: Fancy affairs

15: Not one or the other

17: Lawlessness

18: Young un

19: Loss of memory

20: Academic qualifications

23: Press on

25: Dauphin's denial




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