Crossword for Mon, 2/Jul/2007

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Across
1: A chair may be material (5)

4: St. Michael transforms metal transformer (9)

8: Dry vegetarian, about to like this puzzle, perhaps? (6, 7)

10: Fictional knight's one leader handled blade (7)

13: Well-brewed litre of this is a symbol of Irish pride. (7)

14: Strength of army (5)

15: Turn over in outskirts of Sydney 2000 is a sign (7)

17: Continue to rant (5,2)

19: Blonde's blemishes reflected (5)

20: Mr. Sharpton's under canvas singing and dancing? (7)

22: Free time around quiet stream (7)

23: Repeated note to help player? (6-7)

26: Leaving no trail, Penny and Les hid in the middle of Sussex (9)

27: Courses finish with Decline and Fall (5)
Down
1: Awful din; ill effects were her own doing (4-9)

2: Send back gangster's gun to get ID (3)

3: Neither's partner participated in an orchestra (3)

4: Always heading off without getting paid (9)

5: No right to secret desire (5)

6: Composition of eastern grave (7)

7: Beware of these they show the funny side of the month! (4,2,5)

9: Leo, wealthy, wig awry, looking awfully old! (6,4,3)

11: Sadly curtail urge for land cultivation (11)

12: Grant loud colour (3)

16: Reveals fatness I'm developing (9)

18: Call on telephone about lock (7)

19: Without it, set call for recompense (3)

21: Fur seal frolicking around entrance to bay (5)

24: I shall be sick! (3)

25: Heavy metal group X (4)




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