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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. One who attracts by being a spellbinder (7)

5. It’s a marvel it’s a sort of play (7)

9. Main entrance will not do for alteration, right? (5,4)

10. An acid used in syllabub or ices (5)

11. Go on stage to write it up (5)

12. Heavens! Sets fire to the windows in the roof (9)

13. Mentioned particularly how one fed spice to it (9)

16. Customs and manners to a greater extent start slipping (5)

17. Small-minded type turns – and about time! (5)

18. Two explosive devices, one startling piece of news (9)

20. Brain parts people might recall bee with (9)

23. Order one to change coin (5)

25. Meal one might make of computer communication (1-4)

26. Story that might avert rain from it (9)

27. In the Southeast it may be nicer if it’s unfeigned (7)

28. For example, sales like this never show the years (7)

Down

1. Chests for those with bad chests, one is told (7)

2. Roughly, it can be an attack of ‘flu (5)

3. Any term it can turn to motherhood (9)

4. Hilarious people, Sir, to be sorted out (5)

5. Suffering in order to marry MD (9)

6. Religious leader whose head man is the Chief (5)

7. Carrot he’s providing for a draught animal (9)

8. Says one doesn’t have to have apologies (7)

14. Have guests go in: a tin is prepared (9)

15. I can blame it for lack of equilibrium (9)

16. Chew items a cat can sort out (9)

17. Lines of those out choose the wrong set (7)

19. Key cupboards arranged so clerk can use them (7)

21. Swelling goitre first turns blue (5)

22. Blood route shows up in that road (5)

24. Sound is one that needs mixing (5)

Puzzles

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