Crossword for Sat, 15/Mar/2008

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Across
1: It may be used in candy or brought back in taxi (5)

4: Observed, yet seen so poorly (3,4,2)

9: Copiers of Indians' top batter: Maris, Ott (9)

10: Grind nail head into wound (5)

11: Have misgivings (not half!) about making this gesture? (1-4)

12: Gregorian chant emanates from unmelodious Anglo spin (9)

14: Hand out Kleenex, wiping away a bit of tears (5)

16: Furies, in ancient Greece or Ireland? Certainly! (7)

18: Broken home rid of beneficiarys condition (7)

20: A Muslim leader's energy efficiency ratio as a Muslim leader (5)

22: Getting rid of joint pain (9)

25: First-class puzzle originally from Ontario is available (2,3)

26: Pound Falcon end into football field (5)

27: Got off the coach tired, on Eastern time (9)

28: Smokey's threat turning up deep in northern parts (5,4)

29: Hand calculators, starting as backups, add critical information (5)
Down
2: Fruit is found in waterfalls (7)

3: Groom and a bride -- utterly thoughtless (5-4)

4: Ruck dangerously, stop when many are involved. (5)

5: Will examine congregation's response to priest's termination (9)

6: Mostly, you drink with mystic (5; var.)

7: Shady like the other cabinet (7)

8: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)

9: Attacked with words to violate one's hearing (9)

13: Certain mollusk back in Hokkaido ports again (9)

15: Cue involving one rest (9)

17: A woman loved what a Roman is content about (9)

19: Bill, in a manner of speaking (7)

21: Work on a site for Baltic state (7)

23: Rooted in regressive muddleheaded isolation (5)

24: On return, for example, put back costume (3-2)

26: Oxygen is pretty amusing. (3)




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