Crossword for Sat, 7/Nov/2009

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Across
1: Incomplete raw data lies in largely unexplored regions (4,7)

6: See, you are a cad. (3)

8: Feed all but the first stranger (5)

10: The joint action of substances is messy; ring doctor! (9)

11: Aliens set off (3)

12: Skipped the French army physical training (5)

13: Steno erratically scribbles (5)

14: Dine out and stop being vague (13)

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

19: Not here? No, no! (5)

20: Substantial time at your patch (5)

21: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)

22: Hot temperament, female, that is, stirred up sirens (9)

23: Buddy goes red in the face, or reddish (5)

24: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

25: Be prepared with amnesties for truancy (11)
Down
2: Mink, for one, may fly when theres trouble (3)

3: Others acquired skill to turn over a new leaf (7)

4: Bumpers, e.g., aren't so damaged (7)

5: Mere chance of depression interrupting peace (11)

6: Actor works on two dialects (5,8)

7: Butts in front of people, breaking drinks (5)

8: Odysseus' first requirement - to catch you like Polyphemus? (3-4)

9: Defusing timer incorrectly can lead to this! (13)

12: Alice, Val or 10-across exploit lotus-eating? (2,5,4)

15: Old communist uprising described in distorted yell (7)

17: Protection for vehicles on dangerous deliveries (7)

18: Gloria's last performance cut short (7)

19: Very loud intrusion spoiled its cross words (5)

23: Fish spawn upstream in little orifices (3)




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