Crossword for Sat, 4/Jul/2009

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Across
1: Whacked repeatedly in the ear (5)

4: Clean oneself, but in reverse (3)

6: Freedom of action in desert (7)

7: Dolly bird in temple (9)

10: Too old for love - a woman, for example, rejected (7)

12: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

13: Scrooge in film is erratic (5)
Down
1: Flower shop nosh about $41 (5)

2: Natural talent in opening measures of Franz Liszt melody (5)

3: Prig had ma conceal midriff (9)

4: Mann's 'Death in Venice' Dorothy sent up (3)

5: Throw out faulty nib (3)

8: Wants - in fact, just has to have (5)

9: The lowest point in a dire section (5)

10: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

11: One may be a very long time (3)




Solution (Reversed)
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U
T
D
E
F
F
O
I
O
I
L
X
N
O
D
N
A
B
A
L
P
I
I
N
O
N
E
H
T
R
A
P
A
E
R
D
E
G
A
R
E
V
O
I
D
G
O
R
R
E
S
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M
N
O
E