Crossword for Sun, 13/Jan/2008

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Across
1: Shifting financial fortunes cause industry revolution (8,5)

7: Rule violater alarming teacher (7)

9: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

10: Lick up pal (3)

11: Sued Elvis for uppers when blue. (5)

12: Peculiarity of family repeating letter (9)

15: Lead around other green (7)

16: Particular esteem (7)

17: Mischievous child learning to beg (7)

18: Between Virginia and Los Angeles nothing has flavour (7)

20: Angrier warrior (9)

21: Property initially in annuity settlement survived estate tax (5)

22: Throw out faulty nib (3)

24: In fear of wheat head (3)

25: I misread _Times_ article's final detail (7)

26: Beat it and ran, for example, with Girl Scout ingredients (9,4)
Down
1: Eat or drink after the dollar improves (5,2)

2: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)

3: Rap wave using scab? (6-7)

4: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

5: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)

6: Sort of collection to compose print (7)

8: So the ref stands by score, after ejecting a couple of starters (9)

9: Varies order in command? That's debatable (13)

13: Suggest out loud you dined wickedly (9)

14: Girl mostly into turning inside out - it's never ending! (11)

17: Destroying Bibles, I'm left without drinks (7)

19: Performer to account for lock (7)

23: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)

24: Terrier shows how to stray (3)




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