Crossword for Fri, 12/Jun/2009

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Across
1: Lost one shekel in spaces under desks (9)

5: Starts to read each chapter after pausing for review (5)

8: End of Oslo peace process making things less clear (13)

10: Under no circumstances should you take a worker from a bean-counter following his little number. (2, 7)

11: Bound to hear what they did about the leak? (5)

12: Brand on utilitarian stocking: 'Krispy Kreme' (5)

13: In fear of wheat head (3)

14: Trap with hands? (3)

15: Sounds like a bright child (3).

17: Backblock not all there (3)

19: Lear tangled with leader of Middle Kingdom (5)

20: Religious man rumoured to have been taken in by a whopper such as this. (5)

21: Spread damage and trouble in rage (9)

23: Drink to them, not with them. (6,7)

24: Sister leaves, seeing torment of supernatural servant (5)

25: One general is retiring from duties and sacrifices (9)

Down
1: Familiar King, now reign at its end (5)

2: Snuggled in armchair, cute Bob (7)

3: Free time is symbol of Hawaii, certainly (7)

4: Broadcast by southern individual who likes felines? (7)

5: Benign omen said to govern lover (7)

6: Fool gets share of standards in 25-down (13)

7: Name assumed to be no dupe's my disguise (9)

9: Double profit repeatedly (5,3,5)

12: Repudiating a pig that's eating out (9)

16: Rhyme in Old English to run the show (7).

17: I lead soldiers to keepsake (7)

18: Free up fuel distribution; its appalling (7)

19: Ali, among others, is a practical person (7)

22: Relieves each emergency service (5)





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