Crossword for Sat, 26/Jul/2008

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1: Wants - in fact, just has to have (5)

4: Jumpy is frog one likes (4,2,3)

7: Returning inside, made sure preschoolers read (7)

8: Peeled, making Pop embarrassed? (5)

10: Norse gentleman? Not exactly. (5)

11: The portrayal of things as they are in Mailer's novel (7)

12: Black-out unhinged LuAnn (5)

14: Plenty supporting nuclear process (9)

16: Pluto is cold and tired out; its a disgrace (9)

17: Visitor made an estimate when audited (5)

18: I stand in at queen's inauguration... wow! (7)

20: New York island is hellish without boundaries (5)

22: Newsman Bradley accepts men, correct? (5)

23: One appears at jetty to lead the way (7)

24: Urgently compelled president? Sure - with democratic leader (9)

25: Mostly, you drink with mystic (5; var.)
Down
1: Minor change in the White House? (6-3-4)

2: Fairs with examples of sex positions (5)

3: Reformed drinker helps a water distributor (9,4)

4: Certain mollusk back in Hokkaido ports again (9)

5: The Spanish derelict is too much for the church office holder (5)

6: One drunken referee returns to outskirts of zone of manure (9)

8: Aunt Peg really messed up the cheap seats (6,7)

9: Devil and saint share presentation (13)

13: Relative takes funny pose on glass bridge? (9)

15: Do another version of Kerouac's work (2,3,4)

19: Penniless meal is fantastic (5)

21: Quiet floor decoration is a sign of indifference (5)




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