Crossword for Sat, 4/Aug/2012

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Across
2: Pious woman in underground hideaway (3)

5: Part of American's eerie pronouncement after a miracle (1,3,3)

8: Harsh taxes on certain salts (9)

9: Shy away from women's clothing (5)

11: Manager of Shanghai operation is one who is making an impact? (9)

14: Flower inducing forgetfulness in vaudeville theater (5)

15: Smuggler participating in arms race? (9)

16: The idea -- a little meal filled you once (5)

17: True-blue pub changes at heart (5)

18: Mixed bag to drain into tip or refuse (9)

20: Great crowd spirit (5)

21: Reborn near different perfume (9)

22: Old Mongoloid to farewell religious leader (5)

23: Be quick to make appearance with instrument (4,5)

26: Jimmy hugs otherwise retiring rock 'n' roll legend (7)

27: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)
Down
1: Scenery has to get down by starting 12-across (7,6)

2: Neither's partner participated in an orchestra (3)

3: And not in town, ordinarily (3)

4: A strain crippled master craftsman (7)

5: Shell compensate for loss in certain risky starts (7)

6: Clearances for the first couple of characters to find answers. (11)

7: Martyr fighting segregation (5,6)

10: Nick shouts - and theres trouble brewing! (3,5,2,3)

12: 28 Invitation for man to get a cent on November 5? (5,3,3,3)

13: One later enters, like, with matching sides (11)

18: Herb levels the French yard (7)

19: Loads of purpose in body parts (7)

24: Child, bask by the sound (3)

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




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