Crossword for Thu, 9/Apr/2020

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Across
1: Gave up and produced (7)

4: Mean a favourite defensive work (7)

9: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)

10: Chinese are able to sound extremely subtle (9)

11: Perform part of play (3)

12: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

13: Small songbirds destroyed mitt near diamond (7)

14: Pronounced ability to smell negative votes (3)

15: Everyone in Italy's mad - so it's said - for ice cream (5-6)

18: I see marks on jumbled party favors (11)

19: Child is to depart, finally (3)

20: Quickly strip satay cut (2,1,4)

22: Freshen the atmosphere (3)

23: One politician's a brat (3)

24: Doctor, flu fee can indicate a condition of being well off! (9)

25: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)

26: These often go with crosses but they mean nothing really! (7)

27: Italian composer making endless noise, sir (7)

Down
2: Rip apart and mostly reject old ballplayer (9)

3: Cut up after having gambled, with death perhaps? (5)

4: Fixes sheep's stomach- a classic Yankee feature (9)

5: Sit on marsupials and rats tail (5)

6: Foresees a three iron, just as Cassandra did. (7, 6)

7: Nick shouts - and theres trouble brewing! (3,5,2,3)

8: Double profit repeatedly (5,3,5)

9: Bug found in examination and in a full going-over (10,3)

16: Times leader knocks adornments (9)

17: Shortens break, going back to arouse with comedy bit (9)

21: Express joy in slaughter (5)

22: A Muslim leader's energy efficiency ratio as a Muslim leader (5)





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