Crossword for Mon, 12/Nov/2007

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Across
1: Torch is terrible when head is in the sand. (7)

5: Religious school uniting you and god (7)

8: Sailor Paul in oilcloth (9)

9: Leaf in fancy plate (5)

10: Ken harbors desire for French cuisine (7)

11: Listened to someone without polish (7)

12: Kind of blue hereafter, at heart; this might tell what's to come? (3,4)

14: Child, bask by the sound (3)

15: Doctrine for some Kiwis makes sense (3)

16: However, you expect trouble at first (3)

17: In favor of echoing game call (3)

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

20: PIcture lines as in visions. (7)

21: Hired men for single musical performance from the East (7)

23: Your leg? (5)

24: Orbiting object strayed SE a little (9)

26: Note: rent is free (7)

27: Anticipate warning cry about bearing (7)

Down
1: Cull out from top ten (3)

2: Pitch out heartlessly the cards. (5)

3: Fictional knight's one leader handled blade (7)

4: No hefty role at sea for ship-launcher (5,2,4)

5: Club with space for some money (3)

6: At home, the rust Ive cleaned up was very invasive (9)

7: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

9: Tippecanoe is home to a nut (5)

10: 15-acrosss toilet pot? Rubbish! (5,6)

11: Missed hoax set up to trap Sunday drunk outside saloon entrance (4,5,2)

13: Actual air of confusion calculating insurance premiums (9)

17: Plastic shelf for meat (5)

19: Typical! Pull over in back (7)

22: Ms. Lane swallows last of lean cuts of meat (5)

24: Hear Native American appeal (3)

25: Sound of river crossing (3)





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