Crossword for Thu, 11/Feb/2010

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Across
2: Bend in the middle and wind back (3)

4: Scrooge in film is erratic (5)

7: The end, you say? On the contrary! (3)

9: Rocks lure a breeding fish (4,9)

10: Prohibit an attorney's organization (3)

11: No hefty role at sea for ship-launcher (5,2,4)

12: Hang poor Democrat from the east (5)

13: Cover-ups of some Mexican heads reflected in more angry disorderly mobs (9)

15: Sounds like I hit it into orbit (3,6)

18: Sense of location, we hear (5)

20: Intruders bury proles in pieces (11).

22: Clear initial rubbish in drain (3)

23: Police questioning a retiring toon under the table (13)

25: Half disapprove of old king (3)

26: Wind coils up (5)

27: Complain about the horse (3)
Down
1: Drunk, I'm with a couple of bimbos on top of bed (7)

2: Masters' final foursome tees off -- 'Singh-ular' start (6,3)

3: Feel sick from crack? (3)

4: Mussel I cooked for breakfast fare (7)

5: Man nuts about tin (7)

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

7: Prohibit couple from erotically wearing less clothing (5)

8: Siamese toolmakers reportedly in colorful clothing (3-4)

11: Healers swear by the cases of the little river horse. (11)

14: Looking about (9)

15: Distinct identity based in circumstance (7)

16: Look! Car wrecked propeller holder (7)

17: Well-brewed litre of this is a symbol of Irish pride. (7)

19: I'd sing out after Tuesday's news (7)

21: Dance starts to worry winner (5)

24: In the manner of a girl (3)




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