Crossword for Tue, 11/May/2010

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Across
3: Beer, fit for a king, is served up (5)

6: It may be used in candy or brought back in taxi (5)

9: Sitting in tree, sparrow's beginning song (5)

10: San Francisco athlete captures wild boar, an obvious choice (2-7)

11: Dismissed Pat? Thats an indication to stop (9)

12: Madison's statue (5)

14: Half of them should have had an idea (7)

15: Saves and secures stranger (7)

17: She's lap dancing - that's unfortunate (7)

19: Be all ears about the growth of the Highlands (7)

21: Big Bird and Ernie auditioning after Sesame Street ends (5)

22: Vacuous girl loving and charming! (9)

23: Ponders company portals embracing information technology (9)

25: Dopey stunt (5)

26: Raptor is well under par (5)

27: Idler, forced to exercise, could be this! (5)
Down
1: Taste of beer and liquor with game (3-6)

2: Mary-Jane crochets her Pop a jumper (11)

3: The French Mr Menzies is a rodent (7)

4: Creates nucleotide sequences, written about time after time (9)

5: Zealous police action captures leader of blackmailers (5)

6: Prisoners drawing in some light colours (7)

7: Control escape (3)

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

13: Put hot cocoa out for someone glued to the TV (5,6)

15: Tries getting involved in real drama practice (9)

16: Trying restful turns around ship (9)

18: Returning, some felt it necessary to provide grounds for legal claims (7)

20: Snubbed a vacant journalist (7)

21: Michael Caine, first outspoken host (5)

22: Reptile eventually climbing a hill (5)

24: Feel sick from crack? (3)




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