Crossword for Thu, 27/Feb/2014

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Across
1: 28 Invitation for man to get a cent on November 5? (5,3,3,3)

7: In favor of echoing game call (3)

9: Bravery drops a non-drinker easy start for marrow! (8)

10: First-class puzzle originally from Ontario is available (2,3)

11: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)

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

13: Strange guy, Nero jr. (7)

15: Sikh leader grovels or doodles! (7)

18: Massages were reported to be essential elements. (5)

19: Robin Goodfellow's ice hockey requisites (5)

21: She's lap dancing - that's unfortunate (7)

23: One eating little head of lettuce held by cook in hot water (7)

25: Carries most of sea-bird back. (3)

27: Copy of top ten missing (3)

29: Write off aggregate (5)

30: Bone-picker starts scouring chronicles for one bent on retribution (9)

31: See, you are a cad. (3)

32: Thats sensible; has the eagle perhaps landed? (4-2-5)
Down
1: Tippecanoe is home to a nut (5)

2: These often go with crosses but they mean nothing really! (7)

3: Mostly, you drink with mystic (5; var.)

4: Consequence of upsetting thug or two (9)

5: 'Elfin' featured in 'Complete Enya' (5)

6: Manipulated Cleo, queen with a silver tongue (9)

7: Weary of ingredients in butterfat, I guess (7)

8: Put another way, perhaps, clarinet overwhelming harps, somehow (9)

14: No problem to deal with puritan on the radio (9)

16: He appeared to cross-breed elms. (9)

17: Begging for one during overthrow (9)

20: Yeller eats two steak bones as Elly May's pet (7)

22: Strut about Lands End with a dogs tail? (7)

24: Repair stitching that flares Ewok cloaks (5)

26: De Bergerac hugged bird on return (5)

28: The world's broken heart (5)




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