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ACROSS 8 Return of Bette Midler netting very little money (4) 9 Rage, showing passion

— not feminine! (3) 10 Spirited revival of musical capturing dramatic ending (6) 11 Imaginative kind of

justice? (6) 12 Joy’s rear reflected in

mirror (8) 13 Security for motorbike

and sidecar? (11,4) 15 Bound to wear suit for

cinema (7) 17 Trainee model nude in Times, following Sun (7) 20 Dressing, holding coat

(8,7) 23 Credit restraining

order for actor (3,5) 25 To spare first learner abandoning crashed Allegro … (6) 26 … Acura trundled, taking in road avoiding traffic (3,3) 27 What might come in

main talk (3) 28 One’s tender in the

same place (4)

DOWN 1 Lover go-go dancing around Italy and Luxembourg (6) 2 Very contorted tree getting support that’s essential to staying upright (8) 3 Broadcast excusing arresting Italian, one that should improve the atmosphere (3-12) 4 Massive grave (7) 5 One looking into past pressure over allegations ‘too corrupt’ (15) 6 An alto can be

discordant (6) 7 Birds, the ones with possessions in the East End (4) 14 Caught working fiddle

(3) 16 Where Yank may park

heap (3) 18 Deny record’s flawed

acoustically (8) 19 Warming tale? (3,4) 21 Band’s implement seized, Spooner exclaims (6) 22 Insect or bug? (6) 24 Stone’s hip-hop album

cut (4)