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Across
- 1. Unpredictable native about to restrain man on island (13)
- 8. Unadulterated drugs, essentially cocaine consumed by freak (5)
- 9. Ultraconservative single socialite girl, grabbed by bully (9)
- 11. They speculate in article – gold about to escalate by start of September (10)
- 12. One unable to fly in air heartily (4)
- 14. Current is excellent, runs fine and deep (7)
- 16. Mutter softly perhaps? Quite the opposite (7)
- 17. Serial directed by one countryman (7)
- 19. Grand university essentially crumbling in mess (7)
- 21. Last victory secured by deceit (4)
- 22. Fashionable celebrities refuse to enter opening, almost with touch of impudence (10)
- 25. Intimidate one after blunder in constructing set (9)
- 26. Cheat knocking back spirit in regret (5)
- 27. Only those with a tan can figure out what's unacceptable? (6,3,4)
Down
- 2. Designing a new cruel type of weapon (7)
- 3. Strangely the nerd keeps everyone spellbound (10)
- 4. Start to extricate husband grabbed by drunkard knocking back spirit (5)
- 5. Regulates procedures to collect tax (9)
- 6. Arrests outlaw around square (4)
- 7. Renovate revolting place, suppressing cry of pain (5,2)
- 8. Extremist, brutal, releasing new type of radiation (11)
- 10. What an artist might do to set a limit? (4,3,4)
- 13. Ugly pub brawl leads to bartender engaging guard for protection (6,4)
- 15. Hasty turn to secure date (9)
- 18. Daydreaming endlessly in office, wasting time (7)
- 20. One beginning to spy on darling in a town in Vanuatu (7)
- 23. Tether ferocious Rottweiler, primarily avoiding fangs (5)
- 24. Commotion over arresting director (2-2)
