Crossword for Sun, 12/Oct/2008

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Across
1: Jenny adopted Bill (it's subject to change) (7)

4: Fishing equipment for MacGill? (7)

8: Cycles within easy earshot (5)

9: Mime, frolicking in small piece, quietly sparkled (9)

10: Usher again in the audience for evidence of payment (7)

12: Prolong Austins suffering (7)

13: Headless rodent left by bird (5)

14: Rare occasions of father embracing woman with sign (9)

17: Chicago hoodlums capturing 1,000 squirrels (9)

19: Settle on shattered torso (5)

21: Continual wind up by the French shortstop (7)

24: Chained up the prickly beast (7)

26: Turn over extra-strange IRS filing (3,6)

27: Messages transmitted about a mile (1-4)

28: Log support for unknown Housing Director (7)

29: Quickly assemble dry pail (7)

Down
1: City official spread rumor, initially (5)

2: Strange nectars induce dreamlike states. (7)

3: One may be transported by this kiss, it's said (3)

4: Leaders of South Korea in disgrace suffer slippages (5)

5: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)

6: Tell about French and Scottish island (7)

7: Extra-radical worker getting tan (9)

9: Attack raise with no return (3,4)

11: Faith in Osiris, lamentably (5)

13: Ensemble torches tram's interior (9)

15: Oriental festival on the first of November (7)

16: One of the Marx brothers making a comeback as talk show host (5)

18: Admittedly lying about times tabulated (7)

20: Mild ado about a card game (3,4)

22: Theme eradicated partly by an eastern ruler (5)

23: Slight urge at night (5)

25: A friend comes round to appease (5)

27: Essential part of Cayce's power! (3)





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