Crossword for Mon, 6/Aug/2007

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Across
1: Residents back business, copper gasps (9)

6: Youngster, kid at heart, left with student (5)

8: She's providing us with a minder (9)

9: Remove a couple of statues before writing on some tombstones (5)

12: Drive away roofing material before farmhouse becomes a target area (8,5)

14: Monkey around, at best (7)

17: After starting, speedy trip across (7)

18: Pet pig backing up after starting to tap dance (3-4)

19: Half of them should have had an idea (7)

20: Repeated note to help player? (6-7)

24: Verily, the imperial fleet doth pine! (5)

26: Capital - a Schubert composition (9)

28: Hot, like one expressing disapproval? (5)

29: Dee Star danced in two clubs recently (9)
Down
1: Have bananas now (3)

2: Tends to scare silly (5)

3: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

4: He's not joking, it's completely lawless. (2, 3)

5: South of France, an African country (5)

6: Nightwear and jersey top added in afterthought (3)

7: Bringing up the kids - Dad's paying for it (9)

10: M.C. with overexcited serpent heads to exit right (9)

11: It's truly deep at sea, so they say (9)

13: Conclude a recitation off-key (11)

15: In love with copper? Gone to give a needle? (9)

16: Essential part of Cayce's power! (3)

17: Picture a dessert without topping (3)

21: 15-across Something good that blinds copper (5,7)

22: Fires partner in investment firm, we hear (5)

23: Excessively sentimental dunderhead in the river (5)

25: Anyway - no! (3)

27: Attempt test (3)




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