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Clues
ACROSS
1 A fruit field, or a hundred is not easy. (7)
5 Father about in a clenched hand, he folllows the craze. (7)
9 English Susan is this result, in short. (5)
10 Yellow alloy, that is about female support. (9)
11 Edible matter like bad steaks, I hear. (9)
13 Not again, about the cravat, I hear. (5)
14 Devised hell, having bad hair day. (11)
16 A shake of the head back to Mr. Corleone. (3)
17 Knock back, all the same. (3)
18 A gift of limbs, on the parade ground. (7,4)
20 A hundred or an American soldier, a fitting pet for ‘er. (5)
22 A mark in the soft leather with no East end, without a break. (9)
24 This stuffing is a push for animal flesh. (9)
26 After tea is it warm about, it’s all Greek to me this bar in the round. (5)
27 Dial 999 or 112, for the locals down south. (4,1.1.1.)
28 Greet the firm, on a sad walk. (7)
DOWN
1 Too well nourished, above the central banking system of America. (7)
2 The Godfather’s partner, a hundred poor sons. (9)
3 This saver solemnly declares. (5)
4 This flounder, is no good around. (3)
5 A real fuss in the marsh, such cowardice. (11)
6 Sidney is back, not in the red an made to look bad. (9)
7 The writer is in it, how clumsy. (5)
8 That is on it, this place in a weight. (7)
12 Employ LSNS, the quality of not being practical. (11)
15 Have these pine stems met in the vacuum. (9)
16 Was this how Satan achieved the downfall of Man. Father’s around, the first lady. (9)
17 If I see after, back on ahead, then I will be in deep water. (7)
19 Facades, not wearing a happy one. (3,4)
21 Are you or, I hear, with the French back in the country, (5)
23 Are they up and about, without even a spoon. (5)
25 Bought on credit, a regular facemaker. (3)
Full Solution
ACROSS
1 orchard.
OR + C [hundred] + HARD [not easy]
5 faddist.
F + ADD [DAD about] + IST [ in fist]
9 ensue.
EN [short English] + SUE [short Susan]
10 brassiere.
BRASS + IE + RE
11 foodstuff.
FOOD + STUFF.
13 retie.
KNOT AGAIN = RETIE = RE + TIE
14 dishevelled.
DEVISED + HELL [angagram].
16 don.
NOD back = DON
17 par.
PAR = RAP [back]
18 present arms.
PRESENT + ARMS
20 CORGI.
C + OR + GI [‘er Queen Elisabeth’s pet]
22 sustained.
SU +STAIN +ED [E] =STAIN in SUEDE wih the final E removed
24 FORCEMEAT.
FORCE [PUSH] + MEAT [ANIMAL FLESH]
26 theta.
T + HEAT [anagram] = THETA looks like a circle with horizontal bar.
27 CALLSOS.
CALL + SOS
28 CORTEGE.
CO [firm] + RTEGE [Greet anagram]
DOWN
1 overfed.
OVER [above] + FED [Federal Reserve]
2 cosponsor.
C + POOR + SONS [Anagram], Godfather = SPONSOR
3 avers.
SAVERS [anagram]
4 dab.
BAD [around] = DAB
5 fearfulness.
REAL FUSS FEN [anagram]
6 discredit.
DIS + CREDIT
7 inept.
I + PEN + T [ PEN in IT anagram] = INEPT
8 thereon.
T + HERE + ON
12 uselessness.
USE + L + ESS + N + ESS
15 emptiness.
PINE + STEMS [anagram]
16 DARINGEVE.
DA [father] + RING [ a round] + EVE [The first lady]
17 pacific.
PAC [ CAP back] + IF + I + C [see]
19 SAD FACE.
FACADES [anagram] = SAD FACE
21 rural.
RU [are you, sounds like] + R [ or, sounds like] + AL [La back}
23 astir.
ASTIR
25 tic.
TIC
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