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1 Blowing hot air about origin of coffee bean (7) 5 Pips are ready to tip off (7) 9 Dries out doublet through rack and ruin (9) 10 Mercury's unending turn to come round again (5) 11 Kick the trunk (4) 12 Want iodine distribute­d across the land (10) 14 Rise and fall with fraudulent dealings behind father's back (8) 15 Extremely painful fever and extremely serious disease (6) 18 Feebleness of name adopted by the female of the species (6) 20 Indigestib­le bits of Hugo novel are in fashion (8) 23 Passing acquaintan­ce to tell all about the subject (10) 24 Block legal centre's report (4) 26 Decoration used for trimming fat (5) 27 Hindu won't solve murder mystery (9) 28 Paddle wielder used rake to capture shaggy beast (7) 29 Just going through the motions to rip off notice inside (7) DOWN 1 Set in one's ways when stumbling behind duo (9) 2 Take the bait from the middle of fresh pool (7) 3 Cook can have extra fries for starters (4) 4 Republican right to tape drunken Bohemian (3,5) 5 Expert crossed road with it (6) 6 Debunked phony leg or head studies (10) 7 Dying for a system of divination, and about time (7) 8 Beer with no head? That's strange (5) 13 A lot of steps and a lot of cards in the crew's compartmen­t (6,4) 16 Green Party quote rise of the dynamic (9) 17 Rain drop now splatterin­g around centre court (8) 19 Attempt to describe run of fine ribbing (7) 21 Touching in opposition (7) 22 One who makes drink half brim over jug (6) 23 Convention­al species of farm animals (5) 25 Light up and shed tears (4)

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