crossword by Egbert
York, 27 Oct 2018

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  •  8  Sort of stone tool that is shortly to be redesigned (6)

  •  9  One immersed in pale blue liquor tank (8)

  • 10 Hairdressing course has a lot of dubious content but requires no skill initially (8)

  • 11 Record crowd causes hold-up (3,3)

  • 12 Pretty short presidential message (4)

  • 14 Restraint in dark times - a feature of the Stock Exchange? (5,5)

  • 17 Roman poet in love with 6d (4)

  • 18 Respond to compound trace elements (5)

  • 19 Tasteless individual starts to collect hideous Arabian vases (4)

  • 20 Breed of wildfowl that's been confused with 24ac (5,5)

  • 23 Legal proviso: if Ulster joins the south, independence will follow (4)

  • 24 Waders needed when East River gets turbulent (6)

  • 26 Former German chancellor meets disheartened Jewish leader for a sort of 4d (8)

  • 28 Bum goes round Liberal get-together to get a drink at the Fox & Roman perhaps (4,4)

  • 29 First two boys to enter mile - silly clots! (6)

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  •  1  Text: 'Why oh why has nothing been attached to this see-saw?' (4)

  •  2  Painting, an area of expertise that can provide a means of reducing friction. (8)

  •  3  Critical appraisals received for variety shows (6)

  •  4  Vegetable ingredient in cock-a-leekie soup (4)

  •  5  Be prone to wear twisted truss and get extremely bad-tempered (8)

  •  6  Article has no information about doctor creating synthetic sex hormone (8)

  •  7  Healthcare organisation involved in a local upset (4)

  • 13 Be uncertain about state following leader in Washington (5)

  • 15 Arachne's first puzzle will blow your mind (5)

  • 16 Vote to conceal name in complex means tests (5)

  • 18 Record the queen pursuing wild tigers (8)

  • 19 Goods smuggled by group of Central American rebels (10)

  • 21 Compound used in ornamental engraving can make one ill (6)

  • 22 Responses heard with ease by radio operators (6)

  • 25 Dull player gets partial backing (4)

  • 26 Church leader associated with far-reaching Enterprise (4)

  • 27 Cry goes up: "Let there be light!" (4)

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