Crossword for Thu, 29/May/2014

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Across
2: Shifting financial fortunes cause industry revolution (8,5)

9: Arouse interest in Scripture verses after a time (7)

11: Dozens of sprites seen on Tuesday and Wednesday initially (7)

12: Explain a mackerel manoeuvre (4,5)

13: Gibson working for shareholders' profit (5)

14: Speak slowly, with upward lilt at the beginning (5)

15: Sigh audibly about fool giving lip (5)

17: Tramp and rake over green (5)

18: Accommodate bear (3,2)

20: Reportedly went after pamphlet (5)

21: Orbiting object strayed SE a little (9)

22: They teach large groups of swimmers (7)

24: Nearly nail half of veterans for childishness (7)

25: Beat it and ran, for example, with Girl Scout ingredients (9,4)
Down
1: Supplied new weapons for revolutionary dreamer (7)

3: Girl hatches subterfuge in prison tower (11)

4: Remote and barbarous Irish school (5,4)

5: Woodland deity posed six months (5)

6: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)

7: Ratty cavalier redressed in proper horseman's uniform. (7, 6)

8: Heart of delicatessen, certainly, is meat (7)

10: Stop fooling around with her at tea break (4,1,8)

13: Actress Tori, lacking direction, is getting the characters out of order(11)

15: This is truncated, or the end's off (9)

16: Loathes key English exams (7)

19: Noble lady even spies earl, eh, sis? (7)

21: Uneven ships cable made from hemp (5)

23: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)




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