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ACROSS

3 Revised edition of Webster has new definition for "scattered" (8)

8 This order won't be eaten in the Republic (4)

9 As an artist, I re-enact my career (6,4)

10 Put the top, originally opened, into the 24 (4)

11 Artificial converse of sincere alliances (4)

13 Let it change name… (5)

17 … or the name is amended for important seat (6)

18 N/S switch in 17 could take one to this Scottish locale (6)

19 Calm down a notorious motel-owner, endlessly (5)

22 Some Rastafarians contrarily kidnapped old ruler (4)

24 One goes swimmingly in this game (4)

25 A pet gundog's boisterous energy! (3-2-3-2)

26 Halt the return of earthenware products (4)

27 Curls with sterling potential (8)

DOWN

1 Swindle short, wealthy Old Greek (5)

2 Corrosion arising in broken boom at intervals halts vessel (9)

4 Surpass a former church leader, at first (5)

5 Meeting's worth five points to Goodman! (5)

6 Aunt, we are told, was encountered, following return of yours truly (5)

7 One's going crazy, around four points. That's drivel (8)

12 Mean to revise the last word (4)

14 Interrupt a Milan team with attitude (9)

15 One unknown Glasgow footballer's on the thoroughfare (8)

16 Tender retreat for statue in London... (4)

20 …where one might continue to play (5)

21 Throw out old footballer, or nearly (5)

22 It's a belief, whatever way one might look at it (5)

23 Doubly firm, top-grade drink (5)

LAST WEEK'S SOLUTION:

Across 1, Sapphires. 8, Epoch. 9, Halfwit. 11 & 12 Down, Colour Blindness. 12, Betimes. 13, Oder,. 14, Ill. 17, Spa. 18, Ives. 21, Cyanide. 23, Nether. 24, Detroit. 25, sofia. 26, Lancaster. Down 2, Agape. 3, Puffin. 4, Ret. 5, Seconds. 6, Honours. 7, Short Wave. 10, Item. 12, See 11 Across. 15, Lift-off. 16, General. 19, Eyre. 20, Snorts. 22, Drive. 24, Dan.