Crossword for Sun, 19/Apr/2009

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Across
1: Irish playwright livin soundly (5)

5: Pack animal swallows a red candy (7)

9: Concluded that it was indeed the French nobleman (7)

10: With diverse amendments? (7)

11: Moving round to booming (7)

13: Not going back, confident, with shaved head (7)

14: Seen in elegant wraps from the East, former redhead? (5)

15: at peoples uptown bar for starters? (3)

16: Almost reveal Nationals' former identity (5)

17: Audibly push lever (5)

18: You audibly ram partner (3)

19: Wives' strange ideas (5)

21: Was pertinent Associated Press page misrepresented? (7)

23: Piece of mosaic a Greek god put up (7)

24: The last movement produces great passion (7)

25: Leisure centre 6-down, storing one like bricks (7)

27: Choose one chrysanthemum; it's the best that can be done (7)

28: Youngster, kid at heart, left with student (5)
Down
1: Be amusing for Matilda (7)

2: Concealed hot part of psyche (3)

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

4: Redesigned color name tag (5)

5: Game room equipment: wire-wrapped broken dart (4,5)

6: Great review at debut of Naughty Bird (5)

7: 7-down relic? (6,5)

8: 50 snakes' scales (7)

12: Upset top duo; I went and confessed (5,2,2,2)

15: Name assumed to be no dupe's my disguise (9)

16: Overhear them speak of the serpent's purpose. (9)

17: Recognise terrible smell in Vespers for the Dead? (7)

20: The shoe fits? Caught in abomination! (7)

22: Di returned to me in France: back for the turn of phrase. (5)

23: A sample makes sense (5)

26: Rascal and wuss taking week off (3)




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