Crossword for Mon, 5/Oct/2009

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Across
1: 'An old Egyptian,' Mia said (7)

5: Surrounded, small insect crawled into cover (7)

9: One who regrets having left leader (5)

10: Cover-ups of some Mexican heads reflected in more angry disorderly mobs (9)

11: Make a deep impression, bound by ties initially thought to be most vexatious (9)

13: Change men in commercial (5)

14: With fingernails, boy catches sole (7)

16: Oilwell fireman Red's commercial run (5)

17: Physician that is right is less interesting (5)

18: Indulgent Russian premier hosts English Tory's leader (7)

19: Eights had to race again, we hear, concerning fish spawn. (2, 3)

20: Creature of habit goes in to pay upon receipt of drink? It's puzzling. (9)

23: Impugn guest in R.I. for clandestine affairs (9)

24: Alcohol and tobacco - they can get a grip on you, we hear (5)

27: Vagrant's foot caught in spinning machine (7)

28: Moscow politician revolting in style (7)

Down
1: Standard style of music rejected (3)

2: Sounds like everything: a bore (3)

3: After arrival, pair of ghosts making noise of frustration (5)

4: Dispatch Socialist in contempt (5)

5: Little one wearing hat provided boundaries (7)

6: Spread of disease nearly borne by horse (9)

7: Barque, for one, is a trio-tutor (5-6)

8: I deem turds a regrettable necessity (11)

11: A favourite car of Seattle natives. (11)

12: Everyone in Italy's mad - so it's said - for ice cream (5-6)

15: Thief dressed in scarlet (9)

18: Listened to someone without polish (7)

21: Yes. No. Maybe. Getting personal (5)

22: Five in Christmas story (5)

25: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

26: Child, bask by the sound (3)





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