Crossword for Wed, 26/Oct/2011

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Across
1: Church assembly contributing to heresy? No dice! (5)

4: Appealing rubbish tip (9)

9: Horse fly's, um, retreating (7)

10: Course left out of Texas city's comeback (5)

11: Sort of collection to compose print (7)

13: More stable, or slide around (7)

14: Bird gets an eminent man (5)

15: Seed seen when garage is empty (7)

16: Stumbled as a result of taking drugs. (7)

18: Rule will end in some paper (5)

21: Graphically describe harbour light (7)

23: Extreme aims voiced (7)

24: ...or stuffed with the alternative (5)

25: Watch, say (7)

27: A language one may read about (9)

28: Big Bird: 'Apologies--getting a late start' (5)
Down
1: Turn over in outskirts of Sydney 2000 is a sign (7)

2: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)

3: Determined attack on a moribund collection (4,3)

4: Took a load off awfully thin ledge (9)

5: Takes hold of travel-bags (5)

6: Clannish discourtesy cut short a Radical (7)

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

8: Old communist uprising described in distorted yell (7)

12: Bend in Pennsylvania court case related to revered founder (11)

15: Heart-shaped ribbed cloth I order (9)

16: Bar shows low returns after first of the month (7)

17: Depict harbor town fish (7)

19: Skill is extremely tangible for a performer (7)

20: Film star nuts about sheep (3,4)

22: Sing gist of laudatory ode loudly (5)

26: Right, turn right to play with robot (3)




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