Crossword for Mon, 22/Sep/2008

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Across
1: He told tales about a love with foresight. (5)

3: Note: it's holding back army base's updates (9)

6: Evidently, the French are mixing heavenly (9)

9: Full house often enough to secure this young pet (5)

10: British poet associated with gravity is having a merry time (7)

11: Franklin eager to conceal paternity (7)

13: Attract fill-in worker by end of August (5)

15: Relaxed back at vicarage with a NZ channel (6,3)

16: Frank comes to fall practice a lot (9)

17: First-class puzzle originally from Ontario is available (2,3)

18: and 19 A Michelangelo masterpiece right over people's heads here? (7,6)

19: Layperson to straighten us clear (7)

21: Scandinavian boatmen or sea-faring characters (5)

22: You say the apartment you let someone use is having a problem with gas? (9)

23: Clumsy fish mated awkwardly (3-6)

24: Attempted to have him brought to trial. (5)
Down
1: Clearances for the first couple of characters to find answers. (11)

2: Foresees a three iron, just as Cassandra did. (7, 6)

3: Put a new value on what secret agent is hiding (5)

4: Tin trains converted while travelling? (2,7)

5: Pen extracts articles from satay (3)

7: God! Get real! There's no point getting upset (3)

8: Russian leader unorthodox in style (7)

9: Cook ran; ragout spilled; one might jump to conclusions here? (8,5)

12: Quite put out, doctor axes red tape (11)

14: West abandoned mortals without a spot of confusion (9)

15: Kind of blue hereafter, at heart; this might tell what's to come? (3,4)

19: Reportedly remained sober (5)

20: Fiction position (3)

21: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)




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