Crossword for Sun, 1/Jul/2012

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Across
1: Redesign it about Elle. (7)

5: Witty remark, for example, about constant batterer (7)

9: Examples of containers (5)

10: Ejection of Jack from medieval competition (7)

11: Therefore, finish off this bit of work (3)

12: Clearances for the first couple of characters to find answers. (11)

13: Draw the knot (3)

14: Conducted fight in tent, it's clear (11)

18: A Hollywood star upset about paparazzi hub in crude social event (6,5)

19: Consumed and digested tea (3)

21: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

24: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

25: American boxer entering kind of club in Middle East region (7)

26: Approaches first of nine pieces of corn (5)

27: Nancy and Kenneth picking up sample of exotic cloth from China (7)

28: PIcture lines as in visions. (7)
Down
1: Wealthiest Rhode Island bureau (7)

2: Arranger of mere songs put in the shade (4,5)

3: Tear down and show a lack of respect for Mickey (9)

4: Be quick to make appearance with instrument (4,5)

5: As in 'Lee goes back to the drawing board' (5)

6: A period set around one Dostoyevsky character (5)

7: Fix the oil platform ... (3)

8: Send Tim out for attitude (4-3)

15: Tiger seen roaming National Park (9)

16: I may fall into pit in a remote country (9)

17: Fade over a tape, when edited (9)

18: Poker-faced piper who has passed away (7)

20: Yes, MBAs worked with a diplomatic staff (7)

22: April keeps providing material for a poet (5)

23: Gibson working for shareholders' profit (5)

25: First get a French weapon. (3)




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