The Star Early Edition

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1 Raise hell before church (5) 4 Hangs fire as heat is set differentl­y (9) 9 Identify cracks in car seat (9) 10 Radical leftie lacked the force to be part of the leadership group (5) 11 Does up tail on the end of ass (7) 12 Mop out and include in outlay on organic fertiliser (7) 13 Zip whole back of shirt fabric (6) 14 Like many analysts if under a bad spell (8) 17 Brown buns fried by withering heat (8) 19 One who pushes and shoves loses the lead to one who keeps stable (6) 22 Delegate to nakedly tempt debtor (7) 24 Opposing conflict after Sadat copped it in the back (7) 26 Press release for poor old lifer (5) 27 Army officer makes naval vessel change direction (9) 28 Lay the rig out a long way from home (5-4) 29 Charming to keep quiet during homework? (5) DOWN 1 Back up record and ban making another back-up (4,1) 2 Silent American historian (7) 3 Assemble man, choir, and a musical instrument (9) 4 Picks up rear of police car (6) 5 Soft job to smoke after function (8) 6 Unit for heating the front of house during semester (5) 7 Arab capital may stumble over the odd oil rig (7) 8 Bribe to take two pills, in western practice (9) 13 Flare must be thrown by the high-handed (9) 15 Upset when in the balance (9) 16 Self righteous one I notice following harp out (8) 18 Having a rest from breaking stones, we hear (7) 20 Perfectly sound to take top off if disobedien­t (7) 21 Outward inclinatio­n to catch jewel of the Baltic? (6) 23 Most evil will die out in the rowdiest celebratio­n (5) 25 Turned on to boot between tracks (5)

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