Crossword for Sat, 1/Aug/2009

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Across
1: Helps for a short time (7)

3: Fly from Arab's condemnation (7)

7: Startled, grabs sailor (3)

9: Intruders bury proles in pieces (11).

11: Particular esteem (7)

12: Ephemeral deity guards precious stone (7)

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

14: Carelessly let teeth rot completely (2,3,6)

16: Support a deranged original (11)

20: Worthless even when recycled (3)

21: Reunite scattered entourage (7)

22: Best work it out with mother (7)

23: Check strong drink of 22-acrosss bold alter ego (5,6)

24: Attempt test (3)

26: A fool had peas cooked (7)

27: Bomb compartment - note damaged weapon (7)

Down
1: Take Chair in university (3)

2: The most artless nearly tack on undershirt (7)

3: Spy pinched mere fragments of treaty (9)

4: An inhabitant of Eastern Europe makes love nearer the middle (7)

5: Crave to badly ham it up (7)

6: I deem turds a regrettable necessity (11)

8: Rinse out pine compound (5)

10: Child is to depart, finally (3)

11: Incomplete raw data lies in largely unexplored regions (4,7)

15: Yonder string Hansard maintains (3,6)

17: Mr. Upton dressed, one suit being just like any other? (2-5)

18: Shes said to be funambulists best friend (7)

19: Earthenware bowl eventually replacing fragment of prehistoric drawing (7)

20: Entice substitute to drink. (5)

22: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

25: However, you expect trouble at first (3)





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