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ACROSS

1 Obstinate and not fit to cover

ground (12) 8 Former celeb in Hawaii spotted hosting bishop (3-4) 9 Pope’s point angered females

(7) 11 Close shaves not far from

wife, say (4,6) 12 Vehicle valuation ignores

odd parts (4) 14 Final net value has to be

worked out (8) 16 Position soldiers in time to

capture Spain (6) 17 Downsize courts here and

there (3) 19 Rough in e.g. St Andrews

talked about (6) 21 Beryl for one gets on with

me after break-up (8) 24 Pained expression coming

from touchline (4) 25 According to reports, state is

bombarding islands (10) 27 Stern of canoe stuck in rocky

rapids? Lose heart (7) 28 European couple buys Irish

land in Gulf (7) 29 When shops stop selling last

newspaper? (7,5)

DOWN

1 Trump at university at menonly events primarily (7) 2 Their mum’s ill with a muscular disorder (10) 3 He regularly forgets amateur

cinema’s dreadful (8) 4 Very big target for bird (6) 5 Heading off, tease relative (4) 6 Lie spread-eagled beside

small river for relaxation (7) 7 Short article discredited without a threat of storm? (12) 10 Marshal sent in former U.S.

pioneers (12) 13 PM welcomes various cronies at posh theatre opening (10) 15 Pull ear (3) 18 Instructs team leader and

leaves box (3,5) 20 Allegation made by coppers

in a state (7) 22 Trained lions given calcium?

They stop squealing (7) 23 Currency found in notes in

tiny cell (6) 26 Sources of water bugs (4)