Crossword for Tue, 31/Jan/2012

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Across
1: Endless barbecue arranged for young carnivore (4,3)

5: With diverse amendments? (7)

8: Spout off, immersed in Homer, to quick-tempered person (7)

9: Adult party to entertain disheartened women (5-2)

11: Its neat for a vessel to have this appearance (9)

13: God! Get real! There's no point getting upset (3)

14: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)

16: Free for all by lack of padlocked freight compartments (2,5,6)

20: Start reducing salt? (3)

21: Places and composition? (9)

22: Debate again, coming from behind and vaguely in the middle (7)

24: Take out former pamphlet? (7)

25: Shelter Dracula's heart - he's representing blood-suckers (7)

26: Apparition in Hampton maze (7)

Down
1: From memory, next to courage (2,5)

2: Skill is extremely tangible for a performer (7)

3: Cartoonist is to finally sell toy gun (3,6)

4: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)

5: Fix the oil platform ... (3)

6: Records that could be hits (7)

7: Throws out the pressman returning to play sport (7)

10: Nothing we have to pay (3)

12: A properly run lottery might be a complete success (1,5,5)

15: Giant fish, note, approaches Italian city (not capital) (9)

16: Frank turned brown sitting on mountains (7)

17: Grass present round container (7)

18: Moulded indicator of irrevocability (3-4)

19: A sign Tommy's upset about patrol leader (7)

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

23: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)





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