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ACROSS
1 Exact lookalike of the late
Quasimodo? (4,6)
6 Travel across river from
Belgravia, say, to Maidenhead (4)
10 Undercooked part of dish (7)
11 Company’s chief gets less
productive daily (7)
12 Contrives to disconcert
sneering European (9)
13 Outspoken heretic of race
favoured by the Nazis (5)
14 Engage in a fight (3-2)
15 Chap’s a non-starter, being in
inferior health (9)
17 New codeine recipe damaged
certain type of gland (9)
DOWN
1 Diana’s got energy back (5)
2 Order to a brigade I revoked and
rescinded (9)
3 Islander presenting Wyss’s family with
empty pot? (8,6)
4 Seasoning mainly left out of a
foodstuff (7)
5 Forgives former partner’s swearing
right away (7)
7 Girl, one concealing Ecstasy, is
frightened (5)

9 In summary,
the soldiers surrender (14)

20 A French scoundrel’s right off
the hook (5)

14 Insomniac skins up on fewer
occasions (9)

21 Soldier turned up carrying
fuel (5)

16 Trees from Europe with typical
problem (9)

23 He’s to follow story written out
in seven languages (9)

18 I am getting almost passionate about
favourite Egyptian architect (7)

25 Ultimately dedicated doctors
in hospital department get
farthest (7)

19 Authorise note lifting pressure on
debtor (7)

26 Spread rumours
– very quietly? (7)

22 God involved with rain (5)
27 Tie up an animal (4)

8 Members of RC sect will include
fashionable Italian poet’s followers (9)

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24 Some of letter’s extremely concise (5)
28 The old man put back price to
tempt student (10)

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