CRUSADER CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 One redhead first seen after day with writer (8) 5 Seats I arranged for afternoon rest (6) 10 Football club rep sent Don thorn foolishly (7,5,3) 11 Directions are found with trap (7) 12 Serious listener beside North East street (7) 13 Professional getting to colonel revealing official etiquette (8) 15 Man returning to saying (5) 18 Listener with most of the soil (5) 20 Strong flour we spilt after parking (8) 23 A new hair product I initially collected, being saintly (7) 25 Cold reckless journalist had an accident (7) 26 Unlikely hero, not hit, there with future monarch (4,2,3,6) 27 Back in the outskirts of Derby, it’s dull (6) 28 Garment needed for Glen’s gig, possibly (8)

DOWN

1 Person originally involved in wonderful meal (6) 2 First to talk about a more certain bursar (9) 3 It’s about region to take back (7) 4 Famous ensemble showing intelligence (5) 6 Temporary one seen in Bury, male (7) 7 Perforated utensil, small one, given to woman (5) 8 Summing up for dad on it I messed up (8) 9 Company’s rule about the French salad (8) 14 A father in cold urban area showing ability (8) 16 Feel depressed and land (5,4) 17 Separated man turning up having experienced pain (8) 19 Eccentric lost her pistol case (7) 21 Moving hoard, go with reckless driver (4,3) 22 I’d left the queen’s loafers (6) 24 Gang leader, mature, making complaint (5) 25 Pancake, cold, given to salesperson, Eastern (5)