Crossword for Wed, 27/Feb/2008

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Across
1: Aquatic plant providing a variety of materials (5,4)

4: Penniless meal is fantastic (5)

7: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

10: A bleater going kooky within ticker test (9)

11: Fought and bled after receiving a little attention (7)

12: Put a new value on what secret agent is hiding (5)

13: Tide recedes in love, in this version. (7)

14: Thoughtful former spouse leaves, dear (7)

15: Cancelled requirement to carry gun (7)

16: Corias crazy for last pirate (7)

18: Sounds like he goes to town! (5)

20: Taking out ruler after Year One (7)

21: Nude mag flip-flopped describing it's size (9)

22: Neither partner finds way out of country (3)

23: Steno erratically scribbles (5)

24: Bunyan gets into Moores wine bottles (9)
Down
1: Dark horse carries coach (7)

2: Gang has finished chasing one left alone (9)

3: Between them, both sides have time for a drink. (5)

4: Drive away roofing material before farmhouse becomes a target area (8,5)

5: Travel - pioneering art form (13)

6: Note code with sorrow (7)

8: Scenery has to get down by starting 12-across (7,6)

9: Then, one crisis ends after call is for healthy exercises (13)

14: Help out my parched elephant, for example (9)

15: A correspondent from every point on island (7)

17: Checks out with good wishes (7)

19: Sensible and articulate (5)




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