Crossword for Sun, 23/Dec/2007

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Across
1: Judges playing conkers? (7)

4: End tirade about confused men (7)

8: Odds of niece being born (3)

9: Fashion designer going round cold part of church (7)

11: Prohibit an attorney's organization (3)

12: Stop fooling around with her at tea break (4,1,8)

13: Do another version of Kerouac's work (2,3,4)

15: Childish nonsense before the last trip (5)

16: Appeal, as I kneel, revealing special light in my eyes? (5)

17: Tarheels buried by swarming Hornet club (9)

18: Illness I catch performing exercises? (13)

21: And not in town, ordinarily (3)

22: Can eels freely bathe? (7)

23: In the manner of a girl (3)

25: Desires evil lives (7)

26: It's news broadcast for a seer (7)

Down
1: Control escape (3)

2: After church, scream at sight of mouse's boldness (5)

3: CEO Kane we agitated every Friday, as one example (4,1,4)

4: He explored star (7,6)

5: Gardener's concoction left in a lot (5)

6: Fruit taken in in inn (9)

7: Grow envious with seabird sounding environmental (4,5)

10: Rise as in throw, perhaps, showing fitness to fly (13)

13: Heater refueler brings in fire (3,6)

14: Evaluation pack of standard images (4,5)

15: Drop in rent keeping me housed after last month (9)

19: Transfer back beat (5)

20: I tear to pieces in a fury (5)

24: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)





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