Crossword for Sat, 8/Nov/2008

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Across
1: Ace swallows pastry tart (7)

4: Box put on line for bird (7)

9: She plays in a small enclosure on one street (7)

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

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

12: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

13: Cost very little when companion partied wildly outside (4,5)

15: Inspect gold dust without refining initially (5)

16: Shine audio, $40? (5)

17: Sailor (not in performance) makes volte-face (5,4)

19: Mere chance of depression interrupting peace (11)

21: Start reducing salt? (3)

23: Former name for joint audition (3)

24: I'm getting old pictures (7)

25: Siblings who have orderly habits? (7)

26: Make room for group process (7)
Down
1: The color of a letter from Greece with purple edges (5)

2: Put liquor in hollow capsule swallowed by young man (5)

3: Head is about to allow artists colour range (7)

4: Putting your foot in it may incite Royal intervention (7)

5: Aunt Toras crazy but shell go a long way (9)

6: He explored star (7,6)

7: Eccentric team owner is behind the times (4-5)

8: Gradually reduce European Community requisitions for playback devices (4,9)

13: Doctor singes off top of sore and bandages (9)

14: Flower arrangement for line dance (9)

17: Destroyed Manila's fauna (7)

18: Thinking of love and longing (7)

20: Mostly, you drink with mystic (5; var.)

22: Game for drunkard (5)




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