CRUSADER CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Fool seen in quiet harbour with travel document (8) 5 Bishop in a street overseas (6) 10 Runner-up with dimes tells rival off (6,9) 11 From awful creep, it’s proof of purchase (7) 12 Tin given to youth in restaurant (7) 13 Possibly note mint balm (8) 15 Accurate performance by former partner (5) 18 Collier with child, reportedly (5) 20 Job’s location (8) 23 First to give girls spectacles (7) 25 Regular procedure involving popular European after heavy defeat (7) 26 A top for that head somehow provided without hesitation (2,3,4,2,1,3) 27 Traitor in time making mistakes (6) 28 Strange dude seen - not among the best players (8)

DOWN

1 Father’s attempt to make sweet treat (6) 2 Part about the French assortment (9) 3 Socialist - one in quiet court - revealing forecast (7) 4 For engineers, male, it’s an area of responsibility (5) 6 Weighing device used by graduate with weapon (7) 7 Fruit, round and large, I have (5) 8 Set off for public school during particular day (8) 9 New cadet Sue teaches (8) 14 Former partner with attitude admitting extremely unpopular revelation (8) 16 A nasty boil she had got rid of (9) 17 Dodgy gear? Time to leave the country (8) 19 Feeling of admiration revealed by more spectators (7) 21 Sweet toddler initially getting frill (7) 22 Angry man seen after round of competition (6) 24 Performer, a Conservative, getting to river (5) 25 Mature one in royal enclosure (5)