Crossword for Thu, 10/Jan/2008

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Across
1: Hears rallies (5,2)

5: No bad habits for beginners (7)

9: Counter of delay! (5)

10: I bang rock, disturbing snake (4,5)

11: In fear of wheat head (3)

12: Crush rage created by the additional levy (9)

13: Behind and down and out (3)

14: Toss about a metre on fire (7)

16: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)

17: What this puzzle is (3)

18: After the last bit of moonshine y'all be gettin' back inside, see? (7)

19: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

21: Is big lady in tatters forever? (9)

24: Aliens set off (3)

25: A driven person, Ness left wearing a beeper (9)

26: Weird eastern lake (5)

27: Sort of collection to compose print (7)

28: Bald guy squashes insect (7)
Down
1: Lead around other green (7)

2: Photographers showed up with noodle soup (9)

3: Hangs ten vassals at hearing (5)

4: Repack? Foe repacks, but gives nothing away. (9)

5: Excerpt from selection in 'The Ultimate Life of a Cat,' perhaps (5)

6: Bad habit with respect to girl of the Governor (4-5)

7: Top communicator qualified to produce telegram (5)

8: Man nuts about tin (7)

14: Hot temperament, female, that is, stirred up sirens (9)

15: First popular promise - extreme appeal (9)

16: Color orange upset poet something terrible (5,4)

17: Finicky person to note position we're in (7)

20: Savings division of e-banking gets enormous returns (4,3)

21: African leader reversed stance on fabled writer (5)

22: Bar one not keeping heart of bargain (5)

23: Give in and offer up (5)




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