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Across 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 traditional,
widely
9 10
acknowledged as
a perfect
example of the
11 12
form (7)
5 loosening (shoe
laces for 13 14 15 16
example) (7)
9 replying (9)
17 18 19 20 21
10 exit, abandon (5)
11 courageous
woman (7) 22 23 24 25

12 most profound
(7)
26 27
13 hitting the water
- making an
impression (9)
28 29
15 quite delicious
(5)
17 blood pump (5)
Down 14 attempting to
19 opposite to
1 intercity buses grow fruit, veg
south-west (5-4)
or flowers of
(7)
22 land of Hans your own (9)
Christian 2 land of Dame
16 surprising,
Andersen (7) Edna Everage
shocking (9)
and Jullian
25 stretchable (7)
Assange (9) 17 crowded together
26 midday meal (5) - to keep warm,
3 biological type
for example (7)
27 give an (7)
analytical, often 18 mentor (7)
4 standard,
censorious
principle, 20 with more
opinion of (9)
prerequisite (9) weight (7)
28 things that are
5 attempted to 21 passes - to travel,
wanted - lusts
persuade (5) for example (7)
(7)
6 longest - when 23 instances or
29 buildings for
standing up (7) multiples of 9 (5)
parking cars (7)
7 picture - visual 24 boots - impels
likeness (5) with the foot (5)
8 in a grand
manner - very
much (7)
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