Crossword for Fri, 10/Jul/2009

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Across
1: First bud to emerge in flower. (5)

4: In which the players are top-ranking officers? (5,4)

9: Dodgy queen is tender (5)

10: Secures a term and travels (4,5)

12: Overcome by disappointment from the rare bonk going awry (11)

13: Highways or turning spots (5)

14: Welsh resort - and no dull resort (9)

18: Most distant area of open land has street on both sides (9)

19: Pacific spot found in Paddington garages! (5)

20: Celebration geared for retirement (6,5)

23: Conspired to be captivated. (9)

24: Ear to (almost all) the ground (5)

25: Stuff used to make soup with apples - it's boiled (5-4)

26: The pole will carry the principal mainsail (5)
Down
2: Disillusioned with the tune not being broadcast (3,3,3)

3: It's normal if evil?! (6, 3)

4: Beauty held a label up as being the merest trifle (9)

5: A prison in motion (5)

6: Dangerous in all kinds of pool. (5)

7: A grain or a nut (5)

8: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

11: Ceases running features about Republican in serious trouble (4,7)

15: Having one's feet opposed, as in Australia. (9)

16: Tide, for example, has to stop fellow (9)

17: Add pantry to make dude! (9)

20: Ring around edge of table leaf... (5)

21: Dive in amidst scrap (5)

22: Miss West soaks up ultraviolet for that striking shade of purple (5)




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