Crossword for Sat, 14/Oct/2017

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Across
1: Weight thrown around by tragic men (9)

6: Leaders of Rome attended debate in Italy: more than one spoke (5)

8: Apparent place in the tall grass (7)

9: Concluded that it was indeed the French nobleman (7)

11: Ask for bit of bread with melted cheese (7)

14: African president to supply workforce with New Deal? (7)

16: Chip is describing rare bird call (5)

18: Gauge for myself a firm (7)

19: Confine Grandma for a time to make flag (7)

20: Saw palm down (5)

21: On second thoughts, rising fish glitter (7)

22: Pitman's state goddess (7)

25: Witty remark, for example, about constant batterer (7)

26: Condensed agreement (7)

28: Headless rodent left by bird (5)

29: Coats need woven yarns (9)

Down
1: It may be used in candy or brought back in taxi (5)

2: Tweak with wrong end of a pin (3)

3: Fiber extracted from thistles (5)

4: Bloody bored inside (3)

5: Pick up line for first man swinging both ways? (5,2,4)

6: Superfluous request for payment received by Communist soldier (9)

7: Bobbed beneath in playful attempt to drown journalist. (6, 5)

10: Narcs study crackhead's ultimate road to nowhere (4,3)

12: Support sign for subordinates (11)

13: Risk of pole womans end being upset after handy beer (11)

15: Col in unopened 10-across tie (7)

17: First popular promise - extreme appeal (9)

23: Scotsman turns to notice drifter (5)

24: Singers in a special Tosca production (5)

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

27: Picture a dessert without topping (3)





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