Crossword for Fri, 22/Jan/2010

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Across
1: Opening building in church grounds in Sulawesi (7)

5: Lion-hearted ruler is free after getting burn (7)

9: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

10: Left with pal carrying new gold case (11)

11: The sound of a piano is excruciating (5)

12: Thoroughly go over Quattro before start of test-drive (5)

13: Runner or dramatist in play (13)

14: Then, one crisis ends after call is for healthy exercises (13)

20: Unease from irritating gnats (5)

21: Drunk held firmly (5)

23: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

24: In fear of wheat head (3)

25: Winning over the heart of quirky scatterbrain (7)

26: They try canopies (7)
Down
1: Actors were first to have moved on board (7)

2: Language making a comeback in modern Italy (5)

3: Water ceremony or fire in a crisis (7)

4: Keep rolling and swelling, Doc! (7)

5: Stays concerned with water pipes (7)

6: Horseman conveyed mineral to listeners (7)

7: Coats need woven yarns (9)

8: Bud tore angrily into Thomas, for one (7)

13: 16-down cousin waves at gorilla (9)

14: Name of girl getting praise in secret service (7)

15: Resident's web terminal missing (7)

16: Wrestlers grip held. Too bad (7)

17: Take out former pamphlet? (7)

18: Artist's entrance (7)

19: Hesper's fresh fields (7)

22: Not here? No, no! (5)




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