Crossword for Wed, 14/May/2008

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Across
1: Seduce husband-to-be in parlor (7, 4)

7: Prohibit an attorney's organization (3)

9: Siblings who have orderly habits? (7)

10: Italian composer making endless noise, sir (7)

11: Gripped by instrument, a longish claw (5)

13: After harvest fruit is seen again (9)

15: Bend in Pennsylvania court case related to revered founder (11)

16: You audibly ram partner (3)

17: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)

19: Bright-sounding agenda touches on heavyweight legend (5,6)

24: It's initially recording automobiles speed, leading to charge (5,4)

25: and 15 Novel alternative excised from huge spits (5,12)

26: Noisy tunnel in Queens or The Bronx, for example (7)

28: The fashionable set travel together. (2, 5)

30: Sheep to start wallowing in ease (3)

31: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)
Down
1: Computer screen is OK with time sped up (7)

2: Press against a container of Mexican beer and vodka (7)

3: Anger that is constraining response (3)

4: Oxygen is pretty amusing. (3)

5: Crew member is one in operating room (3)

6: Actress Tori, lacking direction, is getting the characters out of order(11)

7: A group of soldiers demolish a bridge. (7)

8: Again send out note describing Susie misbehaving (7)

12: 27-across about starting off 1-down world unconditionally (2,3,2,4)

13: Right, turn right to play with robot (3)

14: What's left when you burn the tree (3)

17: Telegraph about ancient city can be fixed (7)

18: Having red nose, turned back (7)

20: Neither's partner participated in an orchestra (3)

21: Chatter about some pay-back (3)

22: Wrestlers grip held. Too bad (7)

23: Apartment behind English school reflective place to write (7)

27: Grant loud colour (3)

28: I shall be sick! (3)

29: Take a turn or a thousand dollars (3)




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