Crossword for Fri, 4/Dec/2009

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Across
1: Foretold that the wine would be finished (9)

6: Opera performed at Ascot (5)

9: First Lady's vocal projections (5)

10: Mug returns to 100 degrees, causing an ulcer. (7)

11: Confuse cast (5)

12: Syrian mother with a part in a play (9)

15: The old Queen was said to be a grizzly mother.(3-4)

16: Keep rolling and swelling, Doc! (7)

18: Admire well-designed sceptre (7)

20: Sack attendant taking ill. (7)

22: Ceremonial lamb turned about a revolving spit (9)

24: Master strokes and coos in your ear (5)

26: Winter creation initially scares dwarf. Ms. Landers to listen. (7)

28: Bengali bigamist claimed he was elsewhere at the time. (5)

29: We turned up with endless Irish pitchers (5)

30: This food won't give you a heavy feeling (5,4)

Down
1: Fold suit and undershirt (5)

2: Patriot embraces one dream (7)

3: Heels were repaired in another place (9)

4: I deem turds a regrettable necessity (11)

5: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

6: Multiplied by inaccurate items (5)

7: An inhabitant of Eastern Europe makes love nearer the middle (7)

8: It comes to a point everyone heard (3)

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

14: Irene's new name (5)

15: Get rid of Bush (5)

17: Offering resistance, cattle run wild (9)

19: Imagine spouse, upset, keeping quiet (7)

21: I have followed a coach, shouting insults (7)

23: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)

25: Not moving yet (5)

26: Without it, set call for recompense (3)

27: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)





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