Crossword for Sun, 7/Aug/2011

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Across
1: They hang on to legal fees. (9)

5: Devil gets a beating in Adelaide (5)

8: Smithys workplace agreement not originally despicable, not totally! (5)

10: Metallic element forming excellent electrical connection (4,5)

11: Civil War battle in Pamplona? (7)

13: Like a big cat, snaky fish consumes Spanish toddler (7)

14: Grave study: code-breaking? (13)

15: Rise as in throw, perhaps, showing fitness to fly (13)

19: Lean heavily on out of print publications (7)

20: One appears at jetty to lead the way (7)

22: Even I help 100 elves save five (9)

24: Drunk band I conducted (5)

25: Zantac's first in things to buy for composer (5)

26: Cutthroat congressman's back in lifeless Ohio primary (9)
Down
2: Lazy person paid Leroy a little (5)

3: Wander around inside territory (3)

4: Doctor's swell operating (7)

5: Remodeled place is distinctive (7)

6: Cat linked stories to the underworld (8-5)

7: Free for all by lack of padlocked freight compartments (2,5,6)

8: Like a high ranking diplomat's awful ambrosia salad (13)

9: Random, visceral troop of hunters - that may open a door for you? (13)

12: Capture perfect score in review (3)

16: Ancient history part is excessively trimmed (7)

17: Initially tied with us, downhill racer was in contention? (7)

18: Rascal and wuss taking week off (3)

21: Gas makes one put on weight (5)

23: Walesa still embodies how Nobel Laureates soar? (3)




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