Crossword for Fri, 26/Sep/2008

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Across
1: To get out three bunnies? (9)

6: I grumble about supermodel Campbell (5)

8: Storm entropically providing misery (7)

9: Holy season has one setback in Germany; it's not strict (7)

11: Western retreat satisfactory, accepted by canoeists and surfers? (3,8)

14: After first of December, fisherman is lurer (7)

16: Initially tied with us, downhill racer was in contention? (7)

17: To grin, I become disorderly (7)

18: Tarpon's head is covered by more opulent kind of scale (7)

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

21: The control is over that way (7)

23: Snagged woman with an impeccable reference (7)

25: Wooded hillock forming part of Arthur's territory (5)

26: Play down awkward date's flop (4-5)
Down
2: Rejecting crew's work on board, you rest at the stern (8,3)

3: Fish spawn upstream in little orifices (3)

4: More appealing to snub royalty? (5)

5: Spooner claims Disney kinda tears content (4-5)

6: Crazy to clean sons in awful mess (11)

7: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

8: I'll be stuffed if I'll deal with him!. (11)

10: A favourite car of Seattle natives. (11)

12: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

13: Inspects old radical for a moment (5, 6)

15: Singer met excited troops (9)

20: French singer eats bit of leftover rice dish (5)

22: Terrier shows how to stray (3)

24: Lifeblood of dope (3)




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