Crossword for Wed, 8/Sep/2010

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Across
1: Small stones unfinished in cemetary plot (5)

4: There are crazy Romanians in this tiny republic. (3,6)

8: Original caliph adds brave face to UK/Arab struggle (3-4)

9: Decades established as most uptight (7)

11: Pick up line for first man swinging both ways? (5,2,4)

12: Lick up pal (3)

13: Bouquets of flowers, freshly opened (5)

14: The lowest of the low points in a direction (5)

16: Third stack of paper rises to the top. (5)

19: European King's threat reported (5)

21: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)

23: Bobbed beneath in playful attempt to drown journalist. (6, 5)

24: Wild geese, disoriented without leaders, find shelter (3,4)

25: Hazel's protector, say, makes one mad (7)

26: Rip apart and mostly reject old ballplayer (9)

27: Padre's sensibly covering attire (5)
Down
1: Little weight spoils head honcho in sophisticated secondary institute (7,6)

2: The jerk is one trailing a roll of Bounty (9)

3: Sums are written up for scholar (7)

4: Cuts back small curls (7)

5: Famously, Tony led astray (7)

6: With Silver, all females have such a name! (7)

7: Perfect conviction ends trial (5)

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

15: Dry out. Heated? Dry out (9)

17: Wine and cheese brought back by Gershwin? (7)

18: Crowd ultimately least friendly and most dangerous (7)

19: Can eels freely bathe? (7)

20: Burst forth from incredibly deep rut (7)

22: We turned up with endless Irish pitchers (5)




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