Friday, April 7, 2023

Puzzle No. 84: Russian Defence

Russian Defence

By teamcrazymatt
(Originally published as MyCrossword #571.)
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Squares filled: 0/136
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Across
5Carlsen initially withdrawing from bout, confusing me and a principal of chapter; it's what's got a lot of problems (11)
7Spill the French spirit over a grand earl (7)
8Final words of daughter, formerly hot and tense in retrospect (3,3)
10Acted long ago in Bewitched, I'd state (5)
11He could make Erik Estrada eerier? (9)
12Audibly charges (7)
14Later tanned piece of hide vigorously (3,4)
16Don't start speech following bit of nervous rapid blinking (9)
17Gang member fine to return holding butt of Luger (5)
19Soothing information let out (6)
20City dry after ocean and lake beginning to ebb (7)
21Busting a grin with one amid writhing loins is wrong in the Bible (8,3)

Down
1Steering plane to reach Asian country (5)
2Gradually introduced drugs, taking in a society with uproar (5,2)
3Officer entertained by raising tobacco on private site of hoax (8)
4Repeatedly manipulated elements of hoariest bone affliction (14)
5One has plenty from press institute live on energy (11)
6Rendering's left interpreted by a seaman? Way to go! (14)
9Unceasingly stole heart of darling with poem about theatre (11)
13Sweet prune that is dessert (5,3)
15Revere Spooner's positive discipline (7)
18Active dons noisily seize a round bean (5)

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