Crossword for Sun, 22/Apr/2012

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Across
1: Two hindus translated mystery stories (9)

4: A representative may be a scamp (3)

7: Wagging tails or butts (3-4)

10: Releases transposed shops (7)

11: Snuggled in armchair, cute Bob (7)

12: Salieri breaks up Middle Easterner (7)

13: Failure to remember Bach work (5)

14: Shy person in River Township hiding collection (9)

15: Broadly-inclusive explanation for Hang Loose heard (4-5)

17: Chump first class, and very Italian (5)

19: The shoe fits? Caught in abomination! (7)

20: Fire alert (7)

22: Catch up before old crooner talking blather (7)

23: Book's conclusion darker, having more twists (7)

24: Three kernels of copper-yellow grain (3)

25: Victorious one's in last resort with Harold (9)

Down
1: Comic embraces date at end of Fourth Dimension (5)

2: Current about departure (2-5)

3: Guess what the benighted marksman did? (4,2,3,4)

4: Police questioning a retiring toon under the table (13)

5: Come before chief of police, and back off (7)

6: B-back up string player (7)

8: Minor change in the White House? (6-3-4)

9: Scenery has to get down by starting 12-across (7,6)

15: Pair of witnesses' mostly smooth transfer may end with Tony Soprano, possibly (7)

16: Confederate poet returned with rather less sparkle (7)

18: Servile son, first prodigal (7)

21: Enter names - register only lists beginners (5)





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