Crossword for Fri, 11/Jan/2008

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Across
2: One politician's a brat (3)

4: Lignite with low carbon content (5,4)

9: Annual earnings can include profit from experience (5)

10: Shout the chaps to initial therapy.(9)

11: One eating little head of lettuce held by cook in hot water (7)

12: I am to beat urge (7)

14: 'Gigolo, Inc.' lothario sporting primitive G-string (9)

15: Approaches first of nine pieces of corn (5)

17: Artist back on the issue of causing inflamation. (5)

18: Saw grey captive strutting (9)

19: Again dices pith of herb as stuffing for baguettes (7)

21: Devastation when head is cut off before a party - it may be eaten as first course (7)

23: Famous Quaker drops last Quaker correspondent (9)

25: Girl leaving in the morning from America (5)

26: At first, Sonny and Cher having bizarre duel with one providing slots? (9)

27: Encourage horse led with direction. (3)

Down
1: Too bad about first of tests for strong man (5)

2: Article entered in it that is a point for silly remarks (9)

3: Criticise a computer analysis of famous passage (6,5)

5: Designed dashing ten-ton pick-up (3-5,5)

6: Scale Ten after taxes (3)

7: A Gore follows a Ryan (5)

8: Settler rearranged alphabet components (7)

10: Cat linked stories to the underworld (8-5)

13: Sent one page rewritten in military lingo (11)

16: Imparting zest to DiFranco wedding (9)

17: Deep sleep, father recalled, is fitting (7)

20: Farm branches, in part (5)

22: Approve a constant beast (5)

24: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)





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