Crossword for Thu, 5/Oct/2006

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Across
1: Far from guaranteed, auditors inspect deal burnt not bitten (1,61,3,2,2)

6: Original State-in-Origin seat? (5)

8: Biblical refugee, American flower (5)

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

11: Late-starting affinity for charm (7)

13: Almost reveal Nationals' former identity (5)

14: Little weight spoils head honcho in sophisticated secondary institute (7,6)

17: Vicious return to professional serve reveals the inequality. (13)

19: Pompously speak of no tax (5)

21: Introduction to knitted/purled English (7)

22: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)

23: Oliver, and not Thomas, Hardy's monogram (5)

24: Letter from Greece expresses the gratitude (5)

25: Go right ahead, it's simple. (8, 7)

Down
2: Clothilda is carrying a parcel (3)

3: Flower - say, in Victoria's province - to raise (9)

4: Senator (IN) flip-flops on this clue and others? (5)

5: Land under sailor, for heaven's sake! (9)

7: Field of fruit trees resulting in poor Chardonnay (7)

9: How to eat the heart of marsupial (3)

12: Direct object (3)

14: More than one grown-up kids' tender hearts god broke? (9)

15: Metallic element forming excellent electrical connection (4,5)

16: Free time the French one rues, unfortunately (7)

18: Fish spawn upstream in little orifices (3)

19: Stranger's radical party rejected (5)

20: In the manner of a girl (3)

24: Startled, grabs sailor (3)





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