Crossword for Thu, 1/Oct/2009

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Across
1: Defective gas meters for people who take chances (9)

6: Docile actions disguise visceral character (5)

9: Let not passion sway philosophers (3-10)

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

13: Dinner trousers get sodden at drinks. (4)

16: Cretins destroyed tank (7)

18: Workers are in giant red star (7)

19: Easily bent out of shape? So smile, silly (7)

20: Cook ran; ragout spilled; one might jump to conclusions here? (8,5)

22: End of Oslo peace process making things less clear (13)

25: Woman on Swiss shore (5)

26: Kowtow endlessly, awfully neglectful (9)
Down
1: Leaving firm when dating (5,6)

2: What incompetent repairman says to beggar? (9)

3: $100 accepted by tart in buff (5)

4: Beauty stripping top and bottom is an additional feature (3)

5: Sarcastic critic, alas drunk, missing bit of comedy (9)

6: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

7: Discounting all odds, teen assured to succeed (5)

8: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

11: Bouquets of flowers, freshly opened (5)

12: Mend a split state (11)

14: Expert standing in an area at the front of the stage (5)

15: Saw grey captive strutting (9)

17: Manipulated Cleo, queen with a silver tongue (9)

20: Satisfactory return in the manner of an Australian icon (5)

21: Richard Crag? (5)

22: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

23: Equips for attacks (4)

24: In the manner of a girl (3)




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