Crossword for Sun, 21/Jun/2009

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Across
1: Norse gentleman? Not exactly. (5)

4: Capital - a Schubert composition (9)

8: Heads of Asian countries hope the United Nations gives attention to Germany (7)

9: Letter about a recent dance (7)

11: Illness I catch performing exercises? (13)

12: Young boy capturing us with snapshot, initially incurring mistrust (9)

14: Dixie, perhaps, greeting Japanese food (5)

15: Noise of family gathering at the start (5)

16: Fraternize to such extent Zen leader gets entangled in spy group lie (9)

19: 'Ransom'? Lame. Run 'Rocky I', 'II', 'III', etc. (5,8)

21: Art and Fred, horsing around, draw up new plan (7)

23: Poorer and more squalid, heading from south to north (7)

24: Victor receives this prize literally or decoration (4,5)

25: Six points making a case for one in good shape (5)

Down
1: Ways in which Mandela's party holds first equitable positions (7)

2: Free for all by lack of padlocked freight compartments (2,5,6)

3: Coming back to see old friends, painfully rein in gut (9)

4: Big wheel examines prejudices (9)

5: The cow may do this in the local veterinary yard (5)

6: Direct object (3)

7: Discipline the heartless and agonize endlessly (5)

10: Liquidation of one country led by pair of fools (13)

13: Can lot be plastered around the jug at night? (9)

14: Coach abdicated direction to players (5,4)

17: Made certain condemned is guillotined (7)

18: Quiet floor decoration is a sign of indifference (5)

20: Observed no Knight (5)

22: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)





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