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Crossword 65
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This is another of those Marmite crosswords (you either love them or you hate them) which has a long answer spread over several entries. Needless to say, I hope you like Marmite!

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ACROSS
1
Old programme showing Donald Duck lying in state? (8)
5 Words of encouragement when husband’s caught in deceitful backsliding? (4,2)
9 Fuel that’s fantastic on paper (7)
10 Making complaints leads to malicious oaf taking a beating, first off (7)
11 Run away with girl after she’s dumped writer (5)
12 A source of illumination in the main (9)
13 Female’s back (4)
15 Inner yen, a hankering ultimately? Could be (8)
19 See 8
20 See 8
23 Dance mostly with a Russian space traveller? This may provide the music (9)
25 Sheath is essential for estoc really (5)
26 With heavens breaking, a storm will do for this tiny creature (4,3)
27 Note, paying attention’s not hard but necessary (7)
28 Girl, right, turned heads of lads, dressed nicely in full skirt (6)
29 Sounds like I am able to date unknown person who’s attractive (3,5)

DOWN
1
Hell, best man’s taking time! (6)
2 His contribution to medicine is of wee significance? (9)
3 Stage play oddly taking hour and a quarter (5)
4 Playwright who makes you sick (6)
6 One lies in front of fire, rather drunk, wearing skirt (6,3)
7 Whinges endlessly when mobile charger makes this sound (5)
8,21,10d,19,14,20 Quiet thatched pub b-burning? Bugger! Brewery much glad these characters are scrambled from 1 (4,4,6,6,8,6,3,4)
10 See 8
14 See 8
16 One chap covers up for criminal providing drug (9)
17 Perhaps foil container is a way of transferring money over to Director under the counter (8)
18 Performer in production of Tristan abandoning Lohengrin finally (6)
21 See 8
22 Very narrow lane that’s between high-rises? (6)
24 On which Parisian graffiti artist draws monkey-like creature? (5)
25 PM avoids controversy concerning oil (5)





Solution to Crossword 65