Crossword for Thu, 5/Aug/2010

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Across
1: Lion-hearted ruler is free after getting burn (7)

4: Perplexingly, Melbourne Cricket Club ate a Black Rock venue popular with Muslims. (2, 5)

8: Sly dog covers horses for dancers (3-8)

9: Anyway - no! (3)

10: Near weightless? (5)

12: Note code with sorrow (7)

14: Weir contacting Hollywood star (5)

15: Staggering by, notices something offensive (9)

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

18: Mousy girlfriend loses head and bellybutton (5)

20: Certainly, Mr. Gore welcoming Republican is bizarre (7)

22: Robe's eyelet exposes more than fat (5)

23: Have bananas now (3)

24: To implicate is innate, swallowing a hundred backing Space Station One (11)

26: Stare at severe blemish (7)

27: All snog, exchanging quantities of fluid (7)
Down
1: British aviators took off and held a drawing (7)

2: These go far in repair plan, essentially (9)

3: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

4: Number One in facetiousness (3)

5: Scrooge in film is erratic (5)

6: Privy to accessibility (11)

7: A New York organised group, one of little importance (7)

11: Sound practical perception is a normal feeling (11)

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

16: Following conference's end, wild riot is focus of 'Call' published opinion (9)

17: Easily bent out of shape? So smile, silly (7)

19: Blind doctor sees Ely (7)

21: Positive or negative factor in old animal (5)

25: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)




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