Crossword for Fri, 27/Nov/2009

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Across
1: Do tell! A puzzle found in a cornfield? (5)

4: Oil depots destroyed ocean habitats (4,5)

8: Small drinks for each young man's agent (11)

10: Top card? Excellent! (3)

11: Hungarian composer on CD extra, perhaps, with Norwegian composer (7)

13: Two animals follow a sort of cryptic clue (7)

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

17: Defusing timer incorrectly can lead to this! (13)

18: One partner took it to reproduce (7)

19: Bitter expert with broken crib (7)

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

23: Feeling threatened, suggested concealing identity (11)

25: Snarling assistant to devil worshipers (9)

26: Pour dripping over tack (5)
Down
1: Scrooge in film is erratic (5)

2: Faith in Osiris, lamentably (5)

3: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)

5: Tear down and show a lack of respect for Mickey (9)

6: Sent one page rewritten in military lingo (11)

7: Group of athletes with club entering quiet sauna (5,4)

9: Encourage horse led with direction. (3)

10: Up with a British Orient! (7)

12: Arranged date in Cairo means extermination (11)

14: Result of spinning Dis design (9)

15: Hearing sis nose around (7)

16: UCLA urea tests involve internationally recognized scientists (9)

19: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

20: Bit lots by half of tsetse flies (5)

21: Worry about Democrat's chief staff group (5)

24: Small piece of fish (3)




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