CRUSADER CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1 Grounds used by woman with chaps in group (8) 5 A fellow blonde’s concern (6) 10 Conceal the evidence of what one has done with stock ravers once damaged (5,4,6) 11 Material for unfinished article found inside at the crack of dawn (7) 12 The queen meeting deserter with hesitation – that’s a mistake (7) 13 Ambassador making new pilot mad (8) 15 Throw out former partner, quiet, with Spanish article (5) 18 Tirades from river workers (5) 20 Heater used by artist, woman, and a Conservative mostly (8) 23 Skipper’s headgear found by volunteers at home (7) 25 Spicy French one is eaten by quiet man (7) 26 Gross seafood Ken exchanged with an expression of annoyance (3,8,4) 27 Form a link with one in aisle, possibly (6) 28 Plan for rodent, e.g., found in filthy place (8)

DOWN 1 Bad score, about 100, in game (6) 2 Frogman is back on alternative route (9) 3 Finding wet ground, a large officer (7) 4 New girl with unknown children’s nurse (5) 6 Conifer, possibly free – it conceals royal (3,4) 7 A small bed from a Berkshire town (5) 8 Be like rebels possibly pocketing half of them (8) 9 Fool seen with the queen and man, it’s stated (8) 14 Spiced liquid mixture in commercial swallowed by horse (8) 16 One MP read about public walk (9) 17 Elegant woman, almost packed (8) 19 Inseparable companions in tails (7) 21 Seaman I confused reveals memory loss (7) 22 Determined saint getting fish before end of day (6) 24 Average kid initially getting a jacket (5) 25 Crease making Penny, 50, scoff (5)