Crossword for Thu, 20/Dec/2012

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Across
1: Student getting black eye, opening light transmitter (5)

4: Tiredness ruined Supreme Court Justice in minority (9)

7: Devil and saint share presentation (13)

9: Common thread uniting New York and half of London (5)

10: New lease isn't required (9)

12: Appears that fine car is elevated (5,2)

14: Hair fetishist's fastener? (4,3)

16: French scientist tears up plays (7)

17: Traumas rocked large island (7)

19: Model unusually creepy hat (9)

21: Driverless wagon approaches Y with great pains (5)

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

24: The woman records family diplomas (9)

25: Before time like an aristocrat? (5)

Down
1: Deranged parent has right to become a spouse (7)

2: Audibly push lever (5)

3: Exploits, in Time, founder and glow cold (9)

4: A Hollywood star upset about paparazzi hub in crude social event (6,5)

5: That may be reversed, but his son sits around pointlessly. (4,2,3)

6: Call on telephone about lock (7)

8: In the manner of a girl (3)

11: Small drinks for each young man's agent (11)

13: Goner osculates wildly (4,5)

15: Bell tower providing temporary accommodation by a river (9)

16: Softly, French author questions socially correct behavior (2,3,2)

18: Andy accepted the upset boy, who was no one in particular. (7)

20: Beauty stripping top and bottom is an additional feature (3)

22: Route around exterior (5)





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