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ACROSS

1 Solo composition by the final trombone is unrestrained (5)

4 Fifty per cent reduction for drunk (4-3)

8 Asian spaghetti? No, do return to Les for them (7)

9 A self-evident truth – it’s a share of the tax I omitted (5)

10 An old-fashioned scoundrel – Jack in a suit (5)

11 Get art repositioned – it’s something to aim for (6)

14 Wee Nora asked about Moses’ older brother (5)

16 Taken aback? Yes, hoodwinked and bitten by a bee (5)

18 Tempt and coax away several of the apprentices (6)

21 Carlo swims to see a reef substance (5) 24 Get fit for the marathon perhaps if it rains shortly (5) 25 Stephen tries to reveal the list of those competing (7)

26 Ten went back to the big posh dance for a team game (7) 27 Not brightly lit, so McGill loses heart in D-I-Y (5)

DOWN

1 An American queue is going through Ferniehill in Edinburgh (4) 2 Croon on somehow! It’s comedian and singer Des, who made 36 albums (7)

3 Spice things up in Aberdeen – live naughtily! (7)

4 Make a mess of a dish of reheated meat, potatoes and veg (4) 5 Brought up in Coldstream – Allan’s woolly Peru animal (5) 6 Tightly grip the kitchen film (5)

7 A ridiculous ego, Tom, it means “We’ve got to leave!” (4,2,2) 12 Sailor lifted an animal on board (3) 13 Reduce the size of a garment perhaps and don’t leave it outside (4,2,2)

15 The rewritten bio of -Wan Kenobi (3)

16 Like Leopard-style patterns, so return the tops to Ted (7)

17 A Uni rum?

Could become dangerously unstable (7) 19 Raise your glasses to browned bread for breakfast (5)

20 The long, winding party dance can go dreadfully wrong (5) 22 Be next to two learners – Alexander Graham or big Ben (4) 23 A guessing game to display when the lad leaves (1-3)