Crossword for Wed, 19/May/2010

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Across
2: Holder of strange ritual of troll (5,8)

8: British Petroleum dispute (5)

9: Under best Cajun treatment (9)

11: It comes back to the levy (5)

12: Need tools to break up a valuable rock(9)

14: Come to Korea - Chinese part (5)

16: The state of a fresh garment (3,6)

18: Most in side swim in Derbys river (9)

19: Bleat about delay (5)

21: Eccentric bad footballer (3-6)

22: Flower festival is pointless (5)

23: Smuggler participating in arms race? (9)

26: Ball mislaid? Caned (5)

27: Shredded chad, he decrees, is one ingredient (7,6)
Down
1: Gold tooth, perhaps, in satellite? (7)

2: Audacity by attendant where the most important news is found (5,4)

3: Stan's partner is central to Follies (5)

4: Lepers treated by North Dakota specialist? Brilliant! (11)

5: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

6: Ten trains rocked passing through (9)

7: Fiction position (3)

10: 'Elfin' featured in 'Complete Enya' (5)

13: Thats sensible; has the eagle perhaps landed? (4-2-5)

15: How to finance 18-down? (5,4)

17: Material wealth (9)

18: Strap, though short, has hanger's heart (5)

20: Make money and set out to be serious (7)

22: Row (but not in front) and get mixed up (5)

24: Former name for joint audition (3)

25: And not in town, ordinarily (3)




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