Crossword for Thu, 31/May/2012

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Across
1: See, you are a cad. (3)

3: Oval serving of lamb covers one half of tray (9)

9: Bobbed beneath in playful attempt to drown journalist. (6, 5)

11: The time before the first woman (3)

12: Coach mens school of North American Indians (9)

13: Face-off stopped and relieved the pressure (5)

14: Write down 'In mink, not frozen'? (9)

17: The end of a fire (or a month?) (5)

19: Taint corrupted giant (5)

20: Nationals eating spy? Gross! (9)

22: Speak about public relations riddle (5)

24: Recreating the past, USS Enterprise finally turned up (9)

26: A representative may be a scamp (3)

27: Wizards covered in liquor and beer...it might be for charity (7, 4)

28: Observed, yet seen so poorly (3,4,2)

29: Pronounced ability to smell negative votes (3)

Down
1: Doctor returns, secures ancient manuscripts (7)

2: Bruce crazy about leading medical specialist lying (9)

4: Limbaugh, getting into cable, is liable to be overwhelmed (9)

5: Small change comes back as recurring fluctuations (5)

6: Agent accepts mere garbage for contract (9)

7: Raise streamlined submarine stabilizers! (5)

8: Sounds like one having requirements for masseur (7)

10: One may be a very long time (3)

15: Add pantry to make dude! (9)

16: Cleopatra and her court's quirky pet saying (9)

18: A satin bow arranged for shipboard piper (9)

19: Declare exam if I am reported (7)

21: People vomiting quietly into storm drains (7)

23: How to secure man-haters at last (5)

24: Game for drunkard (5)

25: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)





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