Crossword for Mon, 31/Aug/2009

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Across
1: He wrote a bit of poetry! (3)

3: Goes through ere sixpence circulates (11)

9: Big flowers for VIPs? (4,7)

10: Backblock not all there (3)

11: Old puzzle - it sounds delightful (9)

12: 18-across Buyers should check this run around shops (5,5)

13: Legendary rich guy gets called, then folds (7)

14: No spot for weather forecast before snow approaches (5)

15: Article missing from European's sources (5)

16: Talk about Spanish river vehicle (7)

19: Freeze one mug filled with tea, essentially (3,2)

21: Renovated old statue endured longer (9)

22: at peoples uptown bar for starters? (3)

23: Criticise a computer analysis of famous passage (6,5)

25: The star of 'Ellen' has at folks with substandard morals (11)

26: Bloody bored inside (3)

Down
1: Trifles with clubs (7)

2: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)

3: Space left by dry loch (9)

4: Finally sweep up piles (50 leaves) of litter (7)

5: Those with regrets reining in destroyers (7)

6: Relieves each emergency service (5)

7: Separate sort of cameo role (4,5)

8: Two daughters involved in sales of riding equipment (7)

13: Old woman perhaps left blanket in satchel (9)

14: Pests in a census? Distorted. (9)

15: Took hold of the note and tore it (7)

16: Backward Nevada city or city singer (7)

17: Essay writers essentially met back in apartment (7)

18: Pampered, after Molly cooked eggs (7)

20: Call unexpectedly, find Dad at home! (3,2)

24: Neither partner finds way out of country (3)





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