Crossword for Mon, 2/Mar/2009

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Across
1: Nothing taken in easing random pains (7)

5: Author of stories about moles could be clearer (2,5)

9: Something good made by dwarf barber, perhaps! (6,7)

10: I'll go geld guys - suprisingly he laughs raucously. (7, 6)

13: Child, bask by the sound (3)

14: A sign of winter here in Paris -- clashes when ash is dumped (7)

16: How to get around doing business, essentially (3)

17: See, you are a cad. (3)

19: Smile about Crazy Mel, a supposed source of trouble (7)

20: Three kernels of copper-yellow grain (3)

22: ...near fishing boats stocked with cold bait (5,8)

24: End of Oslo peace process making things less clear (13)

26: Siamese toolmakers reportedly in colorful clothing (3-4)

27: Solitary one finally putting me back in service (7)
Down
1: Claims, and retracts, 'Actress Ward Uses Hair Product' (7)

2: Figure it can go to pieces (7)

3: I shall be sick! (3)

4: Orbiting object strayed SE a little (9)

5: Lion's leader publicizes dens (5)

6: Sound practical perception is a normal feeling (11)

7: Right, turn right to play with robot (3)

8: Furies, in ancient Greece or Ireland? Certainly! (7)

11: Leaving firm when dating (5,6)

12: Small piece of fish (3)

15: Innocent, I tell why I obfuscated (4-5)

17: Errant son taking coin without permission (7)

18: Cleaning aid possessed by Fragonard (3)

20: Italian composer making endless noise, sir (7)

21: Short measure and light weight, say (7)

23: War ultimately helps attacks (5)

24: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

25: Consumed and digested tea (3)




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