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1883 Crossword

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1883 Crossword
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Across

1. Appear as someone terrible at poker, like Patrick. [8]
5. It emphasises the kneading of bread - it has potential. [6]
9. What kind of subject is excited with many a losing battle? [8]
10. Grand! I'm a figure in Islam! [6]
12. Advocates for overturning university mistake. [5]
13. Have wrapping around shaped tofu to make elsewhere. [3 2 4]
14. Coat vegetable for quick dinner. [6 6]
18. Gentle Ness heads back to bodega. [12]
21. Regular, jealous French guards - there's no such thing! [4 5]
23. Say, cool place… [5]
24. First off, nice slug is cooler. [6]
25. Not give enough credit to willing person's top sleep. [8]
26. One of the four leave hex unfinished. [6]
27. Boost after a rock. [8]

Down

1. After first half of school, kind of belief creates divide. [6]
2. A strip in conversation leads to attraction. [6]
3. Predictable recipe has one cake topper. [9]
4. Heaven shaking with additional French entry increasing rapidly. [12]
6. Reduce conflict in daft regular. [5]
7. After break down of poise, boy comes back in pieces. [8]
8. Support myself and look up mangled Internet content? [8]
11. Make clear that places of education should be open for everyone? [5 7]
15. Be once misbehaving but internalise demise and turn to good behaviour. [9]
16. Deify gin drunkenly and be morally enriching. [8]
17. Hint - the French boat is in the dark. [8]
19. Ask questions in Mao's leaderless mission. [6]
20. Didn't go and get disease that went around - yep! [6]
22. Insecure ghoul's heart trapped by fail. [5]

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