Crossword for Tue, 1/Nov/2011

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Across
1: Menzies-Carr alliance keeps eye on silly timers (3-3,7)

8: Actual air of confusion calculating insurance premiums (9)

9: Pass mould (3)

10: This'll sound like a Scottish emblem (7)

12: Object for examination (7)

13: Skill is extremely tangible for a performer (7)

14: Bad guy's dwelling essentially ruined (7)

16: Most distressing point about dead saint (7)

17: TV's Ellen, upset after last two bits edited out, broke contract (7)

18: A rag in question (2,5)

21: Shell compensate for loss in certain risky starts (7)

23: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

24: Is it shrew cooking, or a lamb dish? (5,4)

25: Uncouth chaps met Engel under stress. (4,9)
Down
1: Reportedly went after pamphlet (5)

2: Ninny unmasked without being hoodwinked (9)

3: Turkey breast, for instance, comes from something in grain (5,4)

4: Flower, large one, set up outside (5)

5: With Starr finally out, Hyde's plan simply loses traction in a way (11)

6: Influenced by sound material (5)

7: Took a load off awfully thin ledge (9)

11: Mixed greens and teals, so dad's remodeled (6,5)

13: Nasty sea bandit did not drink. (9)

14: Maid Marian - half American (9)

15: Decision tree's unusual goal: mirth? (9)

19: Children nicely holding back secret (5)

20: Looking at a little monkey in glee (5)

22: Horse eating western mountain ash (5)




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