Crossword for Sat, 7/Apr/2007

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Across
2: Has beach porno upset those repulsed by Web developers? (13)

8: Ceases running features about Republican in serious trouble (4,7)

9: Club with space for some money (3)

10: Neil Armstrong initially brought back extraterrestrial (5)

11: Simpletons at home with no money (9)

13: Leather factory or solarium? (7)

14: Distended, having bolted a stew (7)

16: Stays concerned with water pipes (7)

18: Again dices pith of herb as stuffing for baguettes (7)

20: Local bounder flooded field, say, producing fruit (9)

22: Nature photographer leans out (5)

23: Fiction position (3)

24: Clearances for the first couple of characters to find answers. (11)

25: Irregular bouts of activity suit beach scrubbers (4,3,6)
Down
1: Great picture of aged seaman. (3, 6)

2: Indict a sprinkling of reporters? (7)

3: Be prepared with amnesties for truancy (11)

4: Shock harlot if I report it (7)

5: . . . or working with one group of stars (5)

6: Bomb compartment - note damaged weapon (7)

7: Edges of seasides (5).

12: Orchestra I'm reorganizing for certain conductor (11)

15: Exposed record to drop some data (9)

17: Part of the USA obscured by mist and dew? (7)

18: Call on telephone about lock (7)

19: The French boys' instructions (7)

20: French singer eats bit of leftover rice dish (5)

21: Broke out of cell -- found in prickly sedges (5)




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