Crossword for Wed, 18/Nov/2009

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Across
1: A fool had peas cooked (7)

5: Lost pirates wander aimlessly (7)

9: Big Bird: 'Apologies--getting a late start' (5)

10: Sarcastic critic, alas drunk, missing bit of comedy (9)

11: Tossing and turning, I wondered what the comforter might be made of (9)

12: Pronounced ability to smell negative votes (3)

14: I'll be stuffed if I'll deal with him!. (11)

16: Later round without an opponent (3)

17: Nightwear and jersey top added in afterthought (3)

18: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

19: Clear initial rubbish in drain (3)

21: Fraternize to such extent Zen leader gets entangled in spy group lie (9)

23: Can lot be plastered around the jug at night? (9)

24: Face-off stopped and relieved the pressure (5)

25: Praised moving anguish (7)

26: Mad? O, yes! Mad dog! (7)
Down
1: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)

2: They're hard to reconcile, Turkey Day displays featuring beef (9)

3: Go in with singer Karen, forgetting fish (5)

4: Conversation to completely stop about scrubs (9)

5: 'Colossus' artist loses interest (5)

6: Up with a British Orient! (7)

7: Tippecanoe is home to a nut (5)

8: Beauty stripping top and bottom is an additional feature (3)

13: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)

15: Even I help 100 elves save five (9)

16: Nosy one, rear in air (9)

18: A letter from Greece - about a sort of April flower (7)

20: Birds in white trousers (5)

21: Norse gentleman? Not exactly. (5)

22: Perpendicular to 25-across? (5)

23: Agree to make Lucifer wicked? (3)




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