Crossword for Wed, 16/May/2007

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Across
1: Trespass upon a moniker exploited by commercials (4,7)

6: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)

8: A n-novel cordial (7)

10: Betraying no emotion when Greek god has first expired (7)

11: Stories least translated (5)

12: Tom Sharpe source of imagery (9)

14: 25-down Point in these pastimes to clash with 26-across? (5,6)

16: Site of the Taj Mahal seen in faint illustration (7)

17: Down under - thoroughly (2,5)

18: Ball mislaid? Caned (5)

19: Computer memory, sound really sucks? (9)

21: Treacherous stray fleas (5)

23: Ape, bird, teal, buck (7)

25: One providing funds for last one in debt (7)

26: Half disapprove of old king (3)

27: A Hollywood star upset about paparazzi hub in crude social event (6,5)

Down
1: Imported food injected with nitrogen (5)

2: One hundred-odd bits of bombs in some projectiles initially (5)

3: Discharge space-talk (5)

4: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

5: Ran quickly along and scraped me badly (9)

6: Plowmen let Amy spread job statute (10,3)

7: Sulfur and a bit of slime ring sedimentary formation(9)

9: Taking ones cue from subsequent courtship (9,4)

13: Discipline the heartless and agonize endlessly (5)

14: Big French cheese, Monsieur Parks, arrived earlier (9)

15: Team directors silver cabinet? (9)

16: Drank up in station (5)

20: Reportedly viewed some of play (5)

21: Bored after meals? (3,2)

22: Before time like an aristocrat? (5)

24: Age of neo-catastrophe? (3)





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