Crossword for Tue, 20/Oct/2009

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Across
1: Ocean region's pure refreshing air (5)

4: Left sheet in case (9)

8: Hold spellbound in the tenth rally (7)

9: Company strongly recommend: after first scolding, apply the whip! (7)

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

12: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

13: It's designed to hold hot air, say, surrounding edges of propeller (4,5)

15: Fix the oil platform ... (3)

17: Terrier shows how to stray (3)

18: By luck, lab reconstituted molecule (9)

20: Perform part of play (3)

22: Girl mostly into turning inside out - it's never ending! (11)

23: Resolute British detectives in action (7)

24: Fires possibly singe it (7)

26: Bury darling, having one of relatives read (9)

27: Makes empty noises behind listener. (5)

Down
1: Fling an item of furniture (3,5,5)

2: He's on diet - ordering in addition to the main course (2,3,4)

3: Wander around inside territory (3)

4: Employ new, rare chemical compound (7)

5: After the legal thing, give thanks to God and go after the vermin again (7)

6: Trick winemaker into being reckless (9)

7: Principal on top of leafy tree (5)

10: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)

14: Giving up silly run, Reds tack on a couple of errors (9)

16: Spartacus, for instance, delighted theatergoers primarily in Iowa and Oregon (9)

18: Kitchen appliance is banker's first loaner (7)

19: She plays in a small enclosure on one street (7)

21: Silent, cat backs away from it (5)

25: Odds of niece being born (3)





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