Crossword for Thu, 12/Mar/2009

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Across
1: Venomous enemy lurks in Caspians (3)

3: Black boy twice contracted virus (5)

5: Colorful spectrum to distort brain - ow! (7)

7: Also major European capital lawman in northern constellation (9)

9: Lawless brute having fun with fair play (7)

11: Defame how I live in 16-across local (5)

12: Aliens set off (3)
Down
1: Original caliph adds brave face to UK/Arab struggle (3-4)

2: Put two together? (Just skinned the fruit.) (5)

3: Real idiot's rewritten opinion piece (9)

4: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

6: Excitedly saw open arms (7)

8: Irene's new name (5)

10: Chain some; cuff objectors (3)




Solution (Reversed)
A
L
O
B
E
P
S
A
R
D
A
B
W
O
B
N
I
A
R
U
E
T
E
B
A
D
E
M
O
R
D
N
A
P
R
R
K
O
N
A
I
F
F
U
R
N
I
A
O
S
T
E
L
E
B
I
L