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Across
- 1. He may tell the referee (7-6)
- 10. Reading about allowing bill to pass — it's all gas (5)
- 11. Can I act it out as a strategist? (9)
- 12. It's hard thing to mutate a man's gene (9)
- 13. Difficult time without right joint (5)
- 14. Reference books have no sign of enunciation (7)
- 16. Perhaps the bug has swallowed a drop of poison, check (7)
- 18. Openness, resolve and courage, are timeless (7)
- 20. Sea creature had hair all over (7)
- 22. About to mediate — yes, no fighting (5)
- 24. Bitter shock, almost breaks down (9)
- 26. Material to be kept in pub party is set up (5,4)
- 27. Stand to lose your head, Kolinsky! (5)
- 28. This time, cards are different for festive season (13)
Down
- 2. Man's nice at heart, without dress, devoted to pleasure (7)
- 3. Crazy Romans in a principality (3,6)
- 4. Turner's husband brought in dead (5)
- 5. Germ in cream, but I use (9)
- 6. Drug rise becomes imperious (5)
- 7. I slept off after the last missive (7)
- 8. Drugs given before surgery — intent is to send Charlie for initial test (13)
- 9. Halt debenture, refuse in a clandestine manner (5-3-5)
- 15. Deserter from country living in sewers (6,3)
- 17. Growing old, making sense of change (9)
- 19. Sustain sharpness, flip the top (7)
- 21. Bound to use dusters (7)
- 23. Some time left to bring up the gum (5)
- 25. Leading girl of the band at a sporting venue (5)
