Crossword for Thu, 26/Nov/2009

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Across
1: Perfect counter-spy equipment (3)

3: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

9: Playwright rethinking copyright wrangle (4,7)

10: The man's a trite, worn-out waiter (9)

11: Almost all the foliage has to go. (5)

12: A legendary string player, he joins us after turning professional (7)

14: Crackers in bulk? Yes (3-4)

15: Greek city - in the Adriatic or in Thessaly (7)

18: Daughter staring after gym teacher (7)

20: Become aware of aircraft manufacturer starting to negotiate (5)

21: Worshipping, as 51 sing following marriage vow (9)

25: Okay shot ripped tears in butt (6-5)

26: Employ heart-broken Spartans where disaster came to pass. (11)

27: Looks like an eyesore, sounds like an eyesore (3)
Down
1: First Fleet diarist-cum-swimmer (5)

2: Hears rallies (5,2)

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

4: Pitch out heartlessly the cards. (5)

5: Checks out with good wishes (7)

6: Cast update: Loy gave a superior performance (9)

7: Get sick chasing a grand lady's maid (7)

8: Segregate horses around the object of a hunt (6,3)

12: Believer in esoteric powers is joining quasi-religious group in October (9)

13: Creature of habit goes in to pay upon receipt of drink? It's puzzling. (9)

16: Debate again, coming from behind and vaguely in the middle (7)

17: Make known one pound increase after high school (7)

19: For U2's principle music makers, I.R.A.'s tug viewed in a different light (7)

22: A Gore follows a Ryan (5)

23: Publication for children (5)

24: Romany, some dodgy psychiatrist? (5)




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