Crossword for Sun, 28/Sep/2008

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Across
1: Imagine spouse, upset, keeping quiet (7)

5: Measure drinking area and leave order of prohibition (7)

9: Red automobile belonging to me (7)

10: A sample makes sense (5)

11: Unspoken corruption - born venal! (3-6)

13: He's not joking, it's completely lawless. (2, 3)

14: Fancy brush? (5)

16: Katrina limits Bill, a little jerk, blowing downhill (9)

17: Victor Norman William (9)

19: Pulls Americans (5)

22: Down by one shot (5)

23: Self-indulgent life of dolt upset by musical (5,4)

25: One who regrets having left leader (5)

26: Be amusing for Matilda (7)

27: Book half written by sculptor or composer (7)

28: Red Cross is putting on bazaar (7)
Down
1: Not much time for supporters (7)

2: Law office biggie shows average golf score, returning dollars for quarters? (7)

3: I love chewing up Mediterranean fruit (5)

4: I am reported to leer (3)

5: One later enters, like, with matching sides (11)

6: It's on the coast of Australia - a tree discovered by science (6,3)

7: Found over everything that's left on craft (7)

8: Discover treasure hiding in plain sight (5)

12: Thirteen broken adzes repaired (6,5)

15: Lecher in bed was full of hot air (9)

18: Round LA complex having meeting points? (7)

20: Heard near second-tier city (7)

21: Top of sports car the French painted on time is deep red (7)

22: Get rid of Bush (5)

24: Bush, senior (5)

26: Behind and down and out (3)




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