Crossword for Tue, 10/Feb/2009

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Across
1: Knife to skin head and trim pelt (7)

5: New England river flowing with less constraint (7)

8: Arcking shot from Bill O'Brien (3)

9: Inspects old radical for a moment (5, 6)

11: Cold medicine's secret ingredients (7)

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

14: Wise bird is after Sunday clothes for part of a service (5,4)

16: Swamp creature resting tail on a rocky outcrop (5)

17: Madison's statue (5)

20: Reverend Spooner's nosy supporter's cookware (6,3)

24: Hit rump exuberantly in victory (7)

25: About doctor Cliff difficult to leave fine white linen fabric (7)

26: Bill board reflected family meal extra (5,6)

27: Odds of niece being born (3)

28: Boss a German around (7)

29: Wild sire ran from Nevada mountain range (7)

Down
1: The outbursts one hears are hers (7)

2: Taking a turn with a maiden over jewellery (7)

3: French scientist tears up plays (7)

4: Still drunk, sings in a light, rhythmic way (5)

5: Backing Brown University comeback, of course (9)

6: Pulling in fish? Right - pulling in fish (7)

7: Clear initial rubbish in drain (3)

10: Path of planet - or particle (5)

13: Escalating naked conflict (3)

15: Disillusioned with the tune not being broadcast (3,3,3)

17: On the canvas from third strike (3)

18: Go up cedar's first branch (5)

19: Hungarian composer on CD extra, perhaps, with Norwegian composer (7)

21: Explosive device held by one failed candidate (7)

22: Law office biggie shows average golf score, returning dollars for quarters? (7)

23: Central matter for physicists luncheon: rocks releasing hydrogen (7)

25: Fancies and gets hard around (5)

26: Thumb Drum? (3)





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