Crossword for Fri, 5/Sep/2008

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Across
1: Marvelous egg primarily lined with bits of extremely rare gems (7)

5: A strain crippled master craftsman (7)

9: By luck, lab reconstituted molecule (9)

10: Explosion is bomb's first and last (5)

12: Monarch met monarch in even open space for coin-operated machines (7,6)

14: Hardly a booze commercial nymph (5)

15: Recessive DNA parts not very impressive for rotten person (2-3-2)

17: Awfully servile experiences again (7)

21: We hear sniffer is acquainted with the facts (5)

23: Rolling wave rolls into Rolling Stones song (3,3,4,3)

24: Got excited by unusual tulip (3,2)

25: Katrina limits Bill, a little jerk, blowing downhill (9)

28: Place new requisition about the brotherhood (7)

29: Wants Lucy's husband to retire shortly (7)

Down
1: Chain some; cuff objectors (3)

2: Yap about overdue wages (4,3)

3: Man, what an avant-garde US artist! (3)

4: It's exciting, for example, holding a tongue (7)

5: Claims, and retracts, 'Actress Ward Uses Hair Product' (7)

6: Bill board reflected family meal extra (5,6)

7: Without regard, seed and water plants (7)

8: Steno erratically scribbles (5)

11: Low point for consumerist, reportedly (5)

13: Ruby ran off to marry after a couple of events came to light again (11)

16: Headless rodent left by bird (5)

18: Land affected by the Oslo settlement (7)

19: Supplier of defective rockets (7)

20: Warned of related crackpot (7)

22: Hang around and look at that old Roman road (6)

23: Slacker is riled, unfortunately (5)

26: One may be transported by this kiss, it's said (3)

27: Cronkite, Bradley, and Safer's first network (3)





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