Crossword for Wed, 11/Jun/2008

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Across
1: Conclude a recitation off-key (11)

7: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

9: Borderland has acting ruler (7)

10: Fancy me sitting in broken chair (7)

11: Nick's not at church (5)

12: No saint takes strong drink as a remedy (7)

13: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

17: Crew member is one in operating room (3)

18: Bend in the middle and wind back (3)

19: E.g., told story about cave-men (11)

20: Moving round to booming (7)

21: Rigid body. (5)

24: Keep rolling and swelling, Doc! (7)

25: Uncompromising joke about Ms. Hayworth (7)

26: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

27: Employ heart-broken Spartans where disaster came to pass. (11)

Down
1: Stomach-wobbling menu to follow recipe (5)

2: The ultimate in tepee doctrine (5)

3: Silent entertainer comes around and turns into talkative one (5)

4: Equips for attacks (4)

5: Castle ran out of ones forebears (9)

6: Sadly, Tim agreed and left the country (9)

7: An exceptionally attractive person may be met aboard (9)

8: More than one grown-up kids' tender hearts god broke? (9)

13: Relaxed back at vicarage with a NZ channel (6,3)

14: A bleater going kooky within ticker test (9)

15: One who wanders amidst fantastic text is one who is very outgoing (9)

16: Manipulated Cleo, queen with a silver tongue (9)

21: Remove a couple of statues before writing on some tombstones (5)

22: Elected to instruct audit of electronic giant (5)

23: Seat for the trafficker who doesn't take sides (5)

25: Plan to return with woman (3)





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