Crossword for Wed, 20/Dec/2017

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Across
1: Designed dashing ten-ton pick-up (3-5,5)

8: Looked over recording that included Sea Change (5)

9: Booster involving risk brought to a halt early form of Voyager (7)

11: Formic neutralises hydrochloric. (7)

14: Initially taking lumber off cart (7)

15: Lassie from Sirius? (3,4)

16: Mysterious obstetrician's remedy (7)

18: Comedies are strange, I assert (7)

19: Flaw exposed in regrettable mishap (7)

20: Lighter note: tin soldier's back (7)

22: Discharge from Greek island (7)

23: I'm great, composing music (7)

25: For Summits, speak out of order (5)

27: Prejudice runs wild in a legal system (13)

Down
2: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)

3: Limits of Indonesian dictator lacking true measure of economy (9)

4: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

5: Check strong drink of 22-acrosss bold alter ego (5,6)

6: Taxi omitted going around gnome (5)

7: A cold fish embraces that woman's mortal weaknesses (8,5)

8: Secretly include railroad in family future (13)

10: Ill, quite sour, and kind of blue (9)

12: One applying pressure to eight mixed up in back rent? (9)

13: Ceases running features about Republican in serious trouble (4,7)

17: Little Digger pens sailboat drawing sheets (6,3)

21: Going back in where GI trapped predator (5)

24: Emergency room stocks one sensitive organ (3)

26: In the manner of a girl (3)





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