Crossword for Mon, 16/Feb/2009

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Across
1: Belgian port getting rid of an idiot (5)

4: Stopped? No somehow deferred (9)

9: Ironically to the point (5)

10: Gray's line about young animals (9)

11: Following conference's end, wild riot is focus of 'Call' published opinion (9)

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

15: Proficient in arithmetic, starting with short division (5)

16: Beats Greek bread, Mr. Buchanan! (7)

18: One eating little head of lettuce held by cook in hot water (7)

20: The ultimate in tepee doctrine (5)

21: Bite and flip over -- one way to win a wrestling match (3)

23: Smallest-diameter bolt installed in tree house (9)

25: Accept amputation to carry on an affair (4,2,3)

27: Dance and drink with couple of barflies (5)

28: Graces or christens covering over New Testament (9)

29: It might make an impression on a philatelist (5)
Down
1: Bleat about delay (5)

2: Exegesis of clue an idiot misunderstood (11)

3: Oil favorite part up with small amount of Mazola (9)

4: I'd party wildly after hitting this? (3,4)

5: Short policeman consumes nothing but seafood (7)

6: Report build-up on cable tower (5)

7: Sister gets nothing, we hear (3)

8: Rip apart and mostly reject old ballplayer (9)

13: Risk of pole womans end being upset after handy beer (11)

14: Is it a chop that's nutty or a nut that's chopped? (9)

17: It's an odor billowing from Indian dishes (9)

19: Disparage report (7)

20: Arguments about a couple of arcane taxes (7)

22: Glint of silica in neat crystal (5)

24: Call girl sting nabs head of Moral Majority (5)

26: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)




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