Crossword for Sun, 25/Jan/2009

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Across
1: ESP school worried ancient dramatist (9)

5: The pole will carry the principal mainsail (5)

8: Examining remains of vehicle spy bombed (7)

10: Hit essayist with flower (7)

11: Rolling wave rolls into Rolling Stones song (3,3,4,3)

12: Menzies-Carr alliance keeps eye on silly timers (3-3,7)

17: Valuable discovery certain in luxury travel (8,5)

20: Designed dashing ten-ton pick-up (3-5,5)

24: Listened to someone without polish (7)

25: Diet I'm crazy about will eventually set boundaries (7)

26: Stayed only a moment at lewd Western with titillating beginning? Just the opposite! (5)

27: Bore spotted outside of U.S. (9)
Down
1: Butcher shop's opening to sounds of hilarity (9)

2: Favorite obsession, love touching undergarment (9)

3: Non-professional laggard goes underground (4,3)

4: 'Betrayal' is a theatrical success (7)

5: Story about a little boy -- save for later discussion (5)

6: Gripped by instrument, a longish claw (5)

7: Kitty's way of saying loudly, 'I hurt'? (5)

9: Fathers start to applaud, in afterthought (3)

13: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

14: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

15: Dons swarm all around fencer (9)

16: Loaded bloke swallowed third of a slab (9)

18: Hesper's fresh fields (7)

19: Desires evil lives (7)

20: Retro eatery has nothing covered in grease (5)

21: Michael Caine, first outspoken host (5)

22: Eskimo intuitions are half-developed (5)

23: Sounds like everything: a bore (3)




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