Crossword for Thu, 26/Dec/2013

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Across
1: Digs up former chambers containing origins of ancient temples (9)

6: Demand payment? Just so! (5)

9: Firm rear end (5)

10: Complain about the horse (3)

11: A girl in distress, sought by knights (5)

12: Fittingly, use following heart transplant (5)

13: Going unknown after damage to accord (7)

14: 50 snakes' scales (7)

16: Storey's fantastic seafood (7)

17: Essay about one mathematical function in three volumes (7)

20: Lion devouring poor shot in part of Africa (7)

23: Ran, taking a shot, and told the story (7)

25: Certain tests of integrity after losing face (5)

26: Is next to a total bust (5)

27: In the manner of a girl (3)

28: Capone frequently gets high (5)

29: Assistants' crackpot ideas (5)

30: Dairy stock entails wrangling around 2000 (9)
Down
2: He acted badly and broke the rules (7)

3: Painting a beard (7)

4: Add a letter to get the smell of fish (5)

5: Wise bird is after Sunday clothes for part of a service (5,4)

6: Immerse in massive sound (7)

7: Kournikova deceives audio study (7)

8: See its violent broadcast? (10,3)

9: A little sports car, let to harassed Southern belle (8,5)

15: Crushed bones, say, as source of sauce (4,5)

18: Sailing homewards popular by spring (7)

19: Aboard a ship is shipping magnate (7)

21: Talked about an urban area in the NW (7)

22: Become less formal, and recommend accepting trio of Hawkeyes (4,3)

24: Cloth was dug up! (5)




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