Crossword for Wed, 24/Oct/2012

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Across
1: Small area of land for unchanging Chinese (5)

4: Coach bans macho fooling around (6,3)

7: I'm getting old pictures (7)

8: A faction of lamas on ice-skates, having something to do with a secret society (7)

11: Prepare too much for apparent downpour (9)

12: Tramp and rake over green (5)

13: Ned Lunig, thrown inside, openly seen to be crapulous (13)

15: On your feet! (8,5)

19: Stops up by sculptured rocks (5)

20: Healer making solemn statement about upcoming writers (9)

23: 50 snakes' scales (7)

24: Whip up perfume (7)

25: Rev. Spooner says 'The person massaging Reagan is illiterate' (3-6)

26: April keeps providing material for a poet (5)
Down
1: Logical oil Polish chap applied (13)

2: Record true speed (5)

3: Disturbance is the robbery (5)

4: Gaunt crone leaning finally on a hollow redwood (7)

5: No time for metal in name only (7)

6: Watch Obadiah attend to customers (7)

9: Cancelled requirement to carry gun (7)

10: Shredded chad, he decrees, is one ingredient (7,6)

14: Made certain condemned is guillotined (7)

16: One American tree growing wild that's very plain (7)

17: Interrupted by yells of pain, Dr. Edward napped (7)

18: More stylish bronze-backed row of seats (7)

21: Globe's automobile award (5)

22: Black-out unhinged LuAnn (5)




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