Crossword for Thu, 23/Apr/2009

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Across
1: May start to get sick? Catch postal container (7)

5: Short policeman consumes nothing but seafood (7)

9: Perfect counter-spy equipment (3)

10: Ultimately, dconstruire, to the French intellectual, is simple (9)

11: Half disapprove of old king (3)

12: Not make it around first lash of whip (5)

14: Was sick girl set up? (5)

15: Be supplied with wings, over and above (7)

16: One might be uplifted if a cockney spoke of arts such as opera. (7)

17: 'Observe!' I cry to the audience (7)

20: Head of Daimler (U.K.) brought back style to noble estate (7)

23: Getting old drink in silver container (5)

24: Roosevelt's undergarment? (5)

25: Have bananas now (3)

26: Stoop to enter wretched kennel with stock measure (5,4)

28: Five kills one. (3)

30: Sees unusual section (7)

31: Reportedly, I cry and watch (7)
Down
1: Bumped into yours truly at junction (3).

2: For motivation we are led by a Demon and Frog. (7)

3: Filled in and served cheese? (7)

4: Take a turn or a thousand dollars (3)

5: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)

6: Mean years following vow (7)

7: Smaller golfer (7)

8: Boob implant cups: sad hoax in line with 15-down (8,3)

11: Bill board reflected family meal extra (5,6)

13: Clearances for the first couple of characters to find answers. (11)

18: Distinct identity based in circumstance (7)

19: Nice gal unusually well-behaved (7)

21: Tonic for the main speaker. (7)

22: Play has 10 miniature scenes (7)

27: Odds of niece being born (3)

29: Beauty stripping top and bottom is an additional feature (3)




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