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Across
1 A Russian rift brought about by these religious brothers (6,6)
9 Battle to get a stiff drink at palace (9)
10 ‘Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at _____’ (1Sam. 28:7, AV) (2-3)
11 Type of sandstone shelter, very big, Eastern (6)
12 Lacking a particular skill and given nothing from the Bible? (8)
13 Temperature of the city determines mode of headgear (6)
15 Surrounded by animals, Reg retreats and proceeds with difficulty (8)
18 Supposed to be place at which Madame Peron does a volte face (8)
19 Tickled pink to find inspiration in the heart of (6)
21 Chubby contestant in old ball game gets . . . a jam pudding! (4-4)
23 Awkward chap’s taken over a French corporation (6)
26 Printing flimsy paper takes no time (5)
27 Preliminary negotiations? They may be conducted before voices are raised (9)
28 Eastern province with capital rather insecure after sterling loss (12)
Down
1 Resolute worker assumes original name (7)
2 Religious society keeps one looking (half?) neat and tidy (5)
3 Unending crime involving Spanish saint (9)
4 Odd bits of felt used in construction of air vent (4)
5 Chant that’s instinctive, including Old Testament backwards! (8)
6 High official processing in before evensong (5)
7 You shortly sussed out who was a Greek traveller? (8)
8 They may get confetti — awful debris! (6)
14 Unmerciful — e.g. like Boaz sans wife (8)
16 My acting’s fantastic, in the PE hall? (9)
17 Sinner always protects illicit idol (8)
18 Five accommodated in French city church area (6)
20 Break out from inside his cell (7)
22 Sacred work of art originally put in exhibition, then auctioned (5)
24 Opera with cluster of stars (5)
25 Yours truly goes over South Africa — Table Mountain seen? (4) |
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