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Independent 6830

Blank crossword grid

Across

    1  Spots steps taken to secure line (6)

    5  Dry run started badly, with nothing captured (4,4)

    9  Fellow, rich, embracing daughter with attractive facial features (6-4)

  10  Left university twice – a remarkable thing (4)

  11  Prince is involed in genuine revenge attack (8)

  12  A blow, that is, getting run…through with this? (6)

  13  Muslim provided that American with backing (4)

  15  African city airport unexpectedly conserving energy (8)

  18  One to lead misguided religion, primarily? (8)

  19  Youngster’s small, undersized? (4)

  21  French fruit, not long chilled (6)

  23  Small computer – a couple of hours and LED’s on the blink (8)

  25  A name, say, given to a princess from Ethiopia (4)

  26  Extract a loan and decamp? That’s risky (5-3-2)

  27  Like some petrol? Highest cost – that’s about right (4-4)

  28  I’ll be found amongst scores, ultimately? (6)

 

Down

    2  Eurostar station lines featuring in story (5)

    3  Source of voice in rich Gloria, endlessly reverberating (9)

    4  South American policemen involved in acts of cruelty (6)

    5  Theatre cut poor rehearsal you disrupted (5,5,5)

    6  Tree remedy mostly offered by councillors (8)

    7  Flower I left in place, coming up (5)

    8  Put shiny coat on gyrating Elvis, getting angry response (9)

  14  Remove support from unhappily ruined men (9)

  16  Not what the moon does to – the sun, so I fancy? (9)

  17  Witness watching the cricket? Both ends of over (8)

  20  Shipboard item providing a navy with endless work (6)

  22  Place getting assistance to produce tartan (5)

  24  Support almost everything that’s not criminal (5)

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