Crossword for Wed, 7/Aug/2013

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Across
1: Fathers start to applaud, in afterthought (3)

3: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)

5: Take Sominex, act half-blurry (7)

9: Pinker and harder to find (5)

10: Ninny unmasked without being hoodwinked (9)

11: Starts to name Olivia Newton-John 'Country Entertainer' for the time being (5)

12: Call on telephone about lock (7)

14: Free sex, lips in beer; it's beyond words (13)

16: Location of cheating, fiercer gender (4,9)

22: I left bear in pain it was the curdled milk! (7)

23: No spot for weather forecast before snow approaches (5)

24: Brief inclination to include likely candidates (5,4)

26: Weapon in Clue game (5)

27: Draw out unknown performer before court (7)

28: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

29: Bite and flip over -- one way to win a wrestling match (3)
Down
1: Bringing up the kids - Dad's paying for it (9)

2: Mere chance of depression interrupting peace (11)

3: Retinue and company again go round, get back (7)

4: He got ripped exhibiting selfish behavior (3,4)

5: Extreme connotations, I hear (7)

6: In my greed I blessed food (7)

7: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

8: Roosevelt's undergarment? (5)

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

15: Overhear them speak of the serpent's purpose. (9)

17: Target a misled boat race (8)

18: I hear not many insulted a real McCoy (7)

19: Revolver pointing up and down (7)

20: Something to knock down in the alley for writer at home? Back at home? (7)

21: Paper boy? (5)

25: Cot is unmade for short month in fall (3)




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