Crossword for Sat, 14/Mar/2009

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Across
1: Childish nonsense before the last trip (5)

3: Limbaugh, getting into cable, is liable to be overwhelmed (9)

7: Struggle with pieces of green apple (7)

9: Concerning Eliza undergoing transformation for profit (7)

10: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

11: So sad coming back, Pops (5)

12: Comic Viking bombs fish (5)

13: Classic Australian theatre patrons shocked in Dee Why (4,5)

14: How to secure man-haters at last (5)

16: Blasts most of eucalypt stumps (5)

18: Hobo accepts employment at a home on the water (9)

20: Hangs ten vassals at hearing (5)

21: Top class English under rising roof cover (5)

22: In the manner of a girl (3)

23: Drag inside remains of the struggle for survival (3,4)

24: Young hawks viciously eat legs (7)

26: Measuring unusual flowers (9)

27: Takes hold of travel-bags (5)
Down
1: Mongrels at each others' throats in this ruthless world. (3, 3, 3)

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

3: Shredded chad, he decrees, is one ingredient (7,6)

4: Be all ears about the growth of the Highlands (7)

5: Modernise rear, in the opinion of escort (5,2,2,4)

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

8: Runner or dramatist in play (13)

9: Dangerous undertaking skiers in busy S bend (5,8)

11: How to eat the heart of marsupial (3)

15: Snarling assistant to devil worshipers (9)

17: Prolong Austins suffering (7)

19: The time before the first woman (3)

20: Quiet floor decoration is a sign of indifference (5)

25: Feel sick from crack? (3)




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