Crossword for Thu, 11/Oct/2007

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Across
2: Check strong drink of 22-acrosss bold alter ego (5,6)

8: Famous Quaker drops last Quaker correspondent (9)

10: Di returned to me in France: back for the turn of phrase. (5)

11: Apprentice relinquishes heart to temptress (7)

12: OK, on the mark ... (5,2)

14: Retro gents in exotic parks (5)

15: She's lap dancing - that's unfortunate (7)

17: Corrected and finished after mid-December (7)

18: Capone frequently gets high (5)

19: Discompose each half of turbines (7)

22: Earl's unfortunately getting two months in jail (7)

24: German painter in a southern state (5)

25: Come to terms with instant operating computers (5,2,2)

26: Organized fatso follows start of precise measurement including pound of seasoning (11)
Down
1: Uncovered selection is of considerable size (5)

2: Small United Nations state (South Korea) getting excellent, if abbreviated, kind of exposure (9)

3: Supposed hot desire gnawed (9)

4: Feed all but the first stranger (5)

5: Modernise rear, in the opinion of escort (5,2,2,4)

6: Bizarre exits are... (5)

7: Remember, mine cries in distress (9)

9: He explored star (7,6)

13: Breaking promise, strip back nightie (9)

15: Capital investment producing hard faces (9)

16: Perhaps men sit and eat in a cafe (9)

20: Approach hoist (3,2)

21: Hellish painter spoke piffle (5)

23: Part turning two ways (5)




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