Crossword for Sun, 10/Aug/2008

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Across
1: Shiny flat-bottomed boats heading north (5)

4: Great flow dissipated into phosphorescent aura (9)

9: Gorilla taking head off at it's base! (3)

10: Bolt I have inserted in right frame (5)

11: Carried on with wit,energy and a little determination (5)

12: Agent returned carrying yen in a container (7)

13: Machine spindle starting to mistime; also about to begin labouring (7)

14: Loses ones extraordinary flexibility (9)

15: Alcohol and tobacco - they can get a grip on you, we hear (5)

17: Oddballs go right to Kansas (5)

18: I bang rock, disturbing snake (4,5)

21: Non-professional laggard goes underground (4,3)

25: Sailor turned up; against operatic song in West German region (7)

26: Skipped the French army physical training (5)

27: Lazy person paid Leroy a little (5)

28: I've lost struggle (3)

29: Simple addition in cult film (4,5)

30: Home that's high (and very light) by the Sound (5)

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

2: Chosen few travelled on with conductor (9)

3: Garb for half of Quaker leaders (9)

4: Unfavourable publicity given to metrical composition (7)

5: The pole will carry the principal mainsail (5)

6: Horse eating western mountain ash (5)

7: Between them, both sides have time for a drink. (5)

8: Dawdles aimlessly and walks funny (7)

15: Other way round!, deputy angrily avers (4,5)

16: Motorist to welcome hailing? (3-6)

17: American boxer entering kind of club in Middle East region (7)

19: Person of wealth and distinction extremely beautiful to Her Majesty, a horse doper (7)

20: Expert made to order in the world of scholarship (7)

22: Cycles within easy earshot (5)

23: Measure of beverage with even fewer calories? (5)

24: Odd one enters, lured back (5)





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