Crossword for Wed, 17/Feb/2010

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Across
1: Circle gym class, running (9)

4: Dizzy Ben is a playwright (5)

7: Cretins wrecked the water tank! (7)

9: Small bed put out by the front of every house (7)

10: You audibly ram partner (3)

11: Castle ran out of ones forebears (9)

12: Challenged Ruby after district attorney (5)

14: Real idiot's rewritten opinion piece (9)

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

17: European King's threat reported (5)

18: Beside, its aligned so poorly (9)

20: Have bananas now (3)

21: Palestinian group participating in way out feat (7)

22: Giggles, time after time, captivated by stories... (7)

23: Each time, I lost message for Alice (3,2)

24: Like Nadia or Olga, my acting's affected (9)
Down
2: Discounting all odds, teen assured to succeed (5)

3: Greenspan hugs former wife and the German control freak Haig (9)

4: Bury in the empty sepulcher, eventually (5)

5: Unimportant Emma? Still upset? (5,4)

6: We hear you require complete articles for this royal thriller. (7,6)

7: Shredded chad, he decrees, is one ingredient (7,6)

8: Playwright rethinking copyright wrangle (4,7)

9: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

13: Lada, for example, gets favourite treatment for VIPs (3,6)

15: Horse cart relocates minstrel troupe (9)

19: Bracing sea air! Love the place. (5)

20: Discover treasure hiding in plain sight (5)




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