CRUSADER CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Very recent head of biology with South African money getting directions (5,3)

5 Drunk bachelor seen before game of chance (6)

10 County where new mother sang in hit (15)

11 Large, I am having diet cooked and restricted (7)

12 Game involving insect (7)

13 Scholarly artist’s workroom is found by you and me (8)

15 Contributor’s verse accepted by US soldier with hesitation (5)

18 Some cute Norwegian singer (5)

20 Journey taken by Welsh leader – one about to find booby trap (8)

23 Root – it’s crushed for rice dish (7)

25 Company providing flights for one royal involved in a row (7)

26 Weighing very little, a late fighter has collapsed (5,2,1,7)

27 Ridicule is free in river (6)

28 It’s lengthened for former partner, cared for (8)

DOWN

1 Knock the French jewellery item (6)

2 Mother in car with heavyweight robot (9)

3 Doctor with one loud man moved aimlessly (7)

4 Journalists going round Gateshead crept along (5)

6 Permanent shoemaker’s model – popular girl, originally (7)

7 Believe slim king (5)

8 Obvious unhappiness initially about introductory piece (8)

9 Plants, 100, surrounded by spilt raisins (8)

14 Old-fashioned tube going round university’s shed (8)

16 Surprisingly, his red van is given a shiny surface (9)

17 Shocked celebrity on time went first (8)

19 Went round art gallery interrupting staff (7)

21 Fighting when picking up uncooked food (7)

22 Fellow listener man was afraid of (6)

24 Ruining rugs, a sweet substance (5)

25 A couple of fellows before nine getting stick (5)