Crossword for Fri, 14/Mar/2014

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Across
1: Many Christmas trees ultimately left in the best place? (5)

3: Perfume ingredient extracted from lamb ..... er, gristle (9)

8: Scarf free tacos (5)

10: The Lilliputians' citizen army? (9)

11: Looks like an eyesore, sounds like an eyesore (3)

12: Set free from rising to study at night; Im unambitious! (7)

13: Agree to make Lucifer wicked? (3)

14: 3-down said Sir, I have these! (5,4,4)

17: European sage knew a novel novel (9,4)

19: Sounds like everything: a bore (3)

20: Object for trial (7)

23: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

24: Suggest out loud you dined wickedly (9)

25: Scrooge in film is erratic (5)

26: Vulgar and insipid (9)

27: Butts in front of people, breaking drinks (5)

Down
1: Standard position to loudly follow employees. (9)

2: Tribal emblem starts to take on taboo, erotic meaning (5)

3: Pitcher, lunatic, not married (5)

4: Certainly not breaking many bones (2,2,5)

5: Tits are flying birds (7)

6: 'Ransom'? Lame. Run 'Rocky I', 'II', 'III', etc. (5,8)

7: Church assembly contributing to heresy? No dice! (5)

9: Grave study: code-breaking? (13)

15: Complex pig torn apart in causing excitement.(9)

16: Bring ashore German notes with famous features (9)

18: You're told the cost in old money (7)

19: Muhammad's first of the desirable ones (1-4)

21: Execute knitters for pitchers (5)

22: Send back stopwatch, as an example (5)





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