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Locked Word Puzzle (Cryptic) Crossword Puzzle

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Here's a cryptic entry in the Authors Lounge challenge which aims to produce a crossword in every category, all with the same word crossing the centre square!
Author: spanishliz - Diff: Harder

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      Across
      1. Crustacean loses a hand, becomes lethal - wants to do this to Bill (4)
      3. Beheaded tool utters sad interjection (2)
      5. Warp's partner loses head, becomes a newt (3)
      7. Watch the wind, Ian as we cross this ocean (6)
      8. Hawaiian goose loses direction, reverts to birth name (3)
      10. Take child sleep (6)
      12. Remove circle from ferrous metal, then add Bru for a good drink (3)
      13. Henry's river crossing (4)
      14. Tans a broken Christmas visitor (5)
      15. Skis around for a peck (4)
      19. Look closely before reading (3)
      20. Movie dog first acts in rompers, brings us delight (3,3)
      21. Initially, I am not John from Scotland (3)
      23. Push beginner and dig (6)
      25. Hello! Hurry! (3)
      26. Short degree, or backward RN seaman (2)
      27. Adore tennis score (4)

      Down

      1. Quirky family over short Bluegrass State (5)
      2. Crazy lone sis, possibly Elsa (7)
      3. Behead a boy, then place brief notice (2)
      4. Endless fermented grape juice brings victory (3)
      5. Change in one Italian composer (5)
      6. Look after, and secondly embrace correct direction (5)
      9. Find inner reason to make a mistake (3)
      11. First put Andy's new door around cute bear (5)
      13. Actor Colin tripped around CNR (or CPR) (7)
      15. Inside take it home, first baseman Hernandez (5)
      16. Lyricist Gershwin, briefly with paramilitary group? (3)
      17. Look around where Halifax is, briefly, and feel (5)
      18. Murphy sounds like a whirlpool (5)
      22. Short constable, perhaps (3)
      24. Headless eggs become short US state (2)