BEELZEBUB CROSSWORD No. 909

ACROSS

1 Won during opening shot, which shows deviation (6)

7 Boss not giving fool opening (4)

11 Scottish individuals' year in South (4)

12 Lad I confused with rat? (7)

13 Mostly frank about old King's eviction policy? (9)

14 Endlessly repeat tune, mad about music (9)

15 Gallant signore is to take place beside love (8)

16 Stops straining to catch attention-grabbing sound (4)

17 Scots to ward off the German? That's less common (7)

20 Egyptian symbol lies undiscovered? Not entirely (7, 2 words)

21 Yachts move slowly, with number dropping out (4)

23 Substitute rushes round college grounds (8)

24 One boring bank employee accepting a French note (9)

26 Moulding mostly round, notice, in new form (9)

27 Inflorescences seen in your flowers, nothing less (7)

28 This sounds like top dog (4)

29 Sexual activity associated with them? (4)

30 One taking possession of powerless moneylender (6)

DOWN

1 Groom seemingly celibate, in extreme instances (4)

2 A measure of drinking humour about long story by satirical author (12)

3 Lively evening run has US soldier heading for camp (7)

4 AIDS, say, stimulated varied issues (12, 2 words)

5 Look carefully when swallowing an Indian cheese (6)

6 Some critic, upset about new joint, puts in drugs on smallest scale (12)

8 More than one ghost shocks (5)

9 On the rocks, with swimming star set to dive in - to display this? (12)

10 Dental operation's beginning - assume it upended canine (7)

14 Country that turns up in mysteries (4)

17 Know it's chased by one marmoset (7)

18 River system without river? (4)

19 Row about church I considered as less substantial (7)

20 Rising desire curtailed by lad that's morose ... (6)

22 ... that is, repressing rising desire visibly (5, 2 words)

25 Uninterrupted process working with little hesitation (4)

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