Crossword for Sat, 26/Sep/2009

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Across
1: Duck down as filler for your caps... (5)

3: Bore spotted outside of U.S. (9)

8: Sixth anniversary of an affair? (9)

10: Small room leader of orchestra needed for instrument (5)

11: Drink to them, not with them. (6,7)

12: Vicious return to professional serve reveals the inequality. (13)

17: Check out tailless fish swallowing speck of dust with hand-held device (6,7)

21: Chewed-up gum in tater -- how toothsome (5-8)

24: Slight urge at night (5)

25: Oscillating crystal perhaps not so rare (9)

26: North wounded in action and removed from power (9)

27: Road leading into dismal swamp (5)
Down
1: Break up the rock group from hell. (7)

2: In retrospect, sex provided relief for cravings (5)

3: Deck out detective, putting pants on backwards (5,2)

4: Fighter to join around fourth of April (7)

5: Funny noises can rise from below (9)

6: No French islands for the other Dr. Crane (5)

7: Leave northbound dude in car (4,3)

9: No one told sister (3)

13: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

14: Who smuggled the odd athlete? (3,6)

15: Neither's partner participated in an orchestra (3)

16: With diverse amendments? (7)

18: Revolutionary near the capital (7)

19: Neurotic lass edited letter, concealing the way it was rated. (7)

20: One girl fashioned restrictive attachment (3,4)

21: Climp up on horse on high ground (5)

22: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

23: Unfortunately now it is divided (2, 3)




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