Puzzle No. 70: Faire Trial

Faire Trial

By teamcrazymatt

No theme this time, just some challenging fill.
(Originally published as MyCrossword #774.)

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1	Busy? Notice sounds of the South (5) DIXIE. (DICK SEE) hom.
4	Assumed sailor will initially commandeer flanks quietly (8) WHIPJACK. Will + HIJACK cont. P
9	Doubting disciple ultimately converted, becoming tolerant (9) UNBIGOTED. (DOUBTING + disciplE)*
10	Intelligence agents returned to meet king having fun in Ireland (5) CRAIC. (CIA rev.) after CR
11	City college article in Spain sides with wise guys backing medical field discovering what's in the pelvis (7,8) LACUNAR LIGAMENT. LA + C + UNA + R,L + (MAGI rev.) + ENT
12	Haggard, the singer in jail meets with grand old Vatican official (10) CAMERLENGO. MERLE in (CAN + G + O)
15	One not striking Mark strikes backside with book (4) SCAB. SCAr + B
17	It can be found in botanical gardens! (4) ALGA. HA in botanicAL GArdens; semi&lit
18	They're audibly forced in the direction of both sides of zoo in two seconds (10) SFORZANDOS. (FOR + Z AND O) in S,S
20	Present officer with 6 buffalo heading for the suicidal Bohemian (15) INDIVIDUALISTIC. IN + DI + VI + (The + SUICIDAL)*
23	Old vinegar found in East Indies oddly smelly (5) EISEL. EI + SmElLy
24	Stands out west of moon beginning to rise upwards (9) EXCELSIOR. EXCELS + IO + Rise
25	In America, one of five active in tilting target (8) QUINTAIN. QUINT + A + IN
26	Revolutionary noble gas' nucleus replaced with mass to create flame-resistant material (5) NOMEX. XENON rev., M <--> N

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1	Loud celebrating, unceasingly playing instrument (6,8) DOUBLE CLARINET. (LOUD CELEBRATINg)*
2	Leader of buccaneers shelled deck after raising old ship (5) XEBEC. (Buccaneers + dECk) after (EX rev.)
3	Nurse opens trap on queen having yen to produce instruments of war (8) ENGINERY. EN + GIN + ER + Y
4	Sweetheart ghastly chump's thrown out on ear left after breakup (9) WATERLEAF. WAn + (EAR LEFT)*
5	Lemur caught in spindrift (5) INDRI. HA in spINDRIft
6	Scoundrel on a corner is Joker, a crook in the extreme (6) JACKAL. (A + L) after (J + A + CrooK)
7	United in key need often after seeing bad gift from Santa (9) COALESCED. (ESC + nEeD) after COAL
8	Line splitting angle in crystal because it altered carat reading to 9 (5,9) ACUTE BISECTRIX. (BECAUSE IT)* + CT + R + IX
13	East African city's unorthodox dogma is hard for all to see (9) MOGADISHU. DOGMA* + IS + H + U
14	Young lady against hosting cookout served up bird of prey (9) GYRFALCON. (GAL + CON) cont. (FRY rev.)
16	Conservative adult writing one line, then another, on The Ringer (8) CARILLON. C + A + R + I + L + L + ON
19	Ace and Glen not stopping playing Dead Island (6) AVALON. A + VALe + ON
21	Grave admonition about trapping evil spirit (5) DAEVA. HA rev. in grAVE ADmonition
22	Saw absent resistance's use of second person (5) TUISM. TRUISM - R

Puzzle No. 69: Before Launch

Before Launch

By teamcrazymatt

19 23, one of the 27!
(Originally published as MyCrossword #686.)

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Crossword ID: xet-jjojv7

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Timestamp: Sun Sep 11 2022 14:08:53 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

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1	"Sorry, that's through," retracted angry hosts (2,3) MY BAD. BY rev. in MAD
4	Instigated violent defeat of many surrendering coasts of Fukuyama and Yokohama (8) FOMENTED. (DEFEAT OF MANY)* - (FukuyamA + YokohamA)
8	Craft website involved in moving grouse nearly receives just punishment (4,5) GETS YOURS. ETSY in GROUSe*
9	Desert island beside receding swamp (4) GOBI. I after BOG rev.
10	Mocked men retreating, like Theodore (7) ROASTED. OR rev. + AS + TED
11	Had been to England initially before duke thrown out (6) WASTED. WAS + To England + D
13	Hack about to secure key loot (6) WEALTH. HEW rev. cont. ALT
14	Repeated energy Tool album includes (6) ECHOED. E + (CD cont. HOE)
17	Peacekeepers' singular help that isn't declared (6) UNSAID. UN + S + AID
19	Each in reserve is excellent (6) SUPERB. PER in SUB
22	Overwhelm Tug, repulsed by loud space beforehand (6) ENGULF. (LUG rev. + F) after EN
24	Sick with boils, and both sides of uteri out of sorts (7) BILIOUS. (BOILS + UterI)*
26	Broadcast live before morning (4) BEAM. BE + A.M.
27	Ordered analogism flowers (9) MAGNOLIAS. ANALOGISM*
28	Biased maps adjusting latitude to the Far East before beginning to advertise books (2,1,5) AT A SLANT. ATLAS moving L right + Advertise + NT
29	Small fruit is bit of pickle (5) SPEAR. S + PEAR

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1	Mum has got to eat good grub (6) MAGGOT. MA + GOT cont. G
2	King's wife and ambassador breaking Sabbath in error (9) BATHSHEBA. H.E. in SABBATH*
3	Doctor now arresting first of young students for battery (3,4) DRY CELL. ((DR + CE) cont. Young) + LL
4	Fine university perhaps writing part of this clue (4) FOUR. F + OU + R
5	Communication breakdown of sages bores me (7) MESSAGE. SAGES* in ME
6	Put back hard liquor before start of the evening (5) NIGHT. (H + GIN) rev. + T
7	Represents base mob; in shambles, goes under (8) EMBODIES. E + MOB* + DIES
12	One of 23 revolutionary saints (5) CHESS. CHE + SS
15	Plant killer police found in a Volkswagen Beetle (9) HERBICIDE. CID in HERBIE
16	Don't take in enough of infinite capital before a time (8) UNDEREAT. fUNDs + ERE + A + T
18	Problem raising cover on novel (7) DILEMMA. LID rev. + EMMA
20	Is active in oddest of Paris cells (7) PRISONS. (IS + ON) in PaRiS
21	Pointer dogs above board, frequently (6) CURSOR. CURS + bOaRd
23	Manipulates sports (5) GAMES. DD
25	At heart, old gangbang partner might not be straight (4) LGBT. oLd ganGBang parTner