CRUSADER CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1 Father, 101, with fellow – first person opposed to war (8) 5 European Conservatives left with directions in Greater Manchester town (6) 10 Having short time in company, males and deputy (6-2-7) 11 Former partner with a pit to inspect (7) 12 Unyielding man with worker (7) 13 Bad poetry made from badly gored leg (8) 15 European with ten pence the Spanish exclude (5)

18 Poser breaking cables (5) 20 Insect identified by boy unknown before term in prison (8)

23 Tactful person almost getting certificate of qualification (7) 25 Refuse collector removing mud – Stan (7)

26 British man rules posts out involving these vegetables (8,7) 27 Realm of Ireland consumes politician (6)

28 Small group in county with journalist, pampered (8)

DOWN 1 Pole with hesitation showing placard (6)

2 Bird with a ring, delighted (4-1-4)

3 Discovery made by fellow at home before sound of bell (7) 4 Impale small fish (5) 6 Fellow communist upsetting cad more (7)

7 Everyone turning up with mother and beast of burden (5) 8 Calmly making appointment in small cathedral city (8) 9 First of students grovelled, having written untidily (8) 14 About 51, talented and trustworthy (8)

16 Average quantity of the greatest importance (9) 17 Conservative rebel I’d somehow found to be believable (8) 19 Unusually poor sons losing one ring from promoter (7) 21 Small restaurants first introduced to brothers (7) 22 A French journalist going round America being neglected (6) 24 Fruit soft and fleshy (5) 25 Woman’s county dance (5)