Crossword for Wed, 18/Feb/2009

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Across
1: Bouquet's sent up to network director? (5)

4: Violently storming while on the high seas (9)

8: Don't take time out (5)

9: Most cool first date out (9)

11: Theme eradicated partly by an eastern ruler (5)

13: Fish found in the mountains (7)

14: 27-across about starting off 1-down world unconditionally (2,3,2,4)

17: Thus might florin study a silly timekeeper (3-3,5)

18: Musical direction by an Italian poet (7)

20: Laughable Democratic line-up (5)

21: Set out samovars for featured skits (4,5)

22: Firm rear end (5)

23: Equus? Shenanigans! (9)

24: Its out-of-date to need a permit for the course (5)
Down
1: Pal teased about crazy snack food (6,7)

2: Come to terms with instant operating computers (5,2,2)

3: He wrote a bit of poetry! (3)

4: Assistants' crackpot ideas (5)

5: Tending in Southern California to fight straw man? (9)

6: Disturbed intruder, pet disturbed. (11)

7: Crazy Sadie's notions (5)

10: How a diver might marry (4,3,6)

12: For Proust, life's purpose springs from remembrance of a torn desire (6,5)

15: Uncle Rod's awful rascal (9)

16: Glasses for ships (9)

18: Oilwell fireman Red's commercial run (5)

19: Try abbreviation for South America, we hear (5)

22: How to eat the heart of marsupial (3)




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