CRUSADER CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Favourite union leader left

with worker, peevish (8)

5 A fellow blond’s business (6)

10 Flag identified by celebrities

with priests, possibly (5,3,7)

11 Give evidence from exam if

with head of year (7)

12 Aid sent off as an

alternative (7)

13 Money used by head for sweet

food (8)

15 Some master notoriously

strict (5)

18 Speak of total (5)

20 Heater used by royal, a woman,

and a Conservative mostly (8)

23 For male, I ignited one in front

of a body of citizen soldiers (7)

25 Talk by European getting gold

from French castle (7)

26 All hate rally Rob arranged for

London concert venue (5,6,4)

27 I would finally leave after the

German mock (6)

28 Pointers small and

unnecessary (8)

DOWN

1 Father pocketing English

group’s old Spanish money (6)

2 Parts torn accidentally from

means of conveyance (9)

3 Permanent shoemaker’s model

in the capital of Germany (7)

4 New girl with youth leader, a

children’s nurse (5)

6 Fellow with nothing relaxes in

wooded areas (7)

7 Drink containing very soft

fruit (5)

8 Call about eastern man’s

dwelling (8)

9 Fool – first journalist to be helped (8)

14 Room accepted by no friend ordinarily (8)

16 Absolve former partner – one on charge (9)

17 Drink overturned twice before journalist spoke very quietly (8) 19 Deserter on time was first to be disconcerted (7) 21 Commercial with a part man modified (7)

22 Annoy the French with these instruments (6) 24 Participant not at first finding hen (5)

25 Pancake giving cold salesperson energy (5)