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ACROSS

1 Quietly in favour of the

empty instrument (10)

6 Old friend put on a stone (4) 10 Pass alien, and another backing writer (7) 11 Pardon me – nasty problem (7)

12 Bulletin about Welsh fans (9) 13 Tend to run back to London area (5)

14 Party drink is a hit (5) 15 Might deem assembly outside to be emancipated (9) 17 Lead weapon on top (9) 20 Snore terribly, like a foreign chap (5)

21 Act it out in the loft (5) 23 Impetuous and disgusting if I am replaced by engineers (9) 25 Gather hearts struggled to gain victory (7) 26 Checking dieting has been adjusted (7)

27 Pub player’s place in Rochester (4)

28 Deer centre involvement brings discouragement (10)

DOWN

1 Exercise is able to provide nutrition (5) 2 Everybody can owe awkward quota (9)

3 Unusual, no longer acting (3,2,9)

4 Work in the theatre (7) 5 The soap revolved around a cafe (7)

7 Difficult question for an exhibitionist (5)

8 Put down lecturer – he hasn’t been ordained (3,6) 9 Hidden join conceals one symbol of loss (7,7)

14 His topic – a new nut (9)

16 Performance gets diner into trouble (9)

18 Record tiles’ movement in message (7)

19 Deep, devious, having permit that’s empty (7)

22 Light church behind hill (5)

24 Hound loses top score (5)