Crossword for Wed, 12/May/2010

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Across
1: Egad, a saw, run in reverse (5)

4: Ran quickly along and scraped me badly (9)

8: Birds in white trousers (5)

10: Frequently decimal? (5)

11: Choice among novel items (5)

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

13: Little Digger pens sailboat drawing sheets (6,3)

15: Assassin in Japanese clothing! (5)

17: Lease bad tripod (5)

19: Friendly over age of consent? (9)

21: Study how to endure (2,7)

22: Lacking energy, no Tech win (5)

23: Nothing, nothing in shape (5)

24: Write off aggregate (5)

25: Control staff work collectively (9)

26: Throw, by attempt to influence votes (5)
Down
1: Recipient of drink describing gown with energy (9)

2: Attribute to a copyist (7)

3: Measure action to follow (5)

4: Pal teased about crazy snack food (6,7)

5: Jump all over Kegler, say (9)

6: Won back base rate? Done! (7)

7: Put on University of Texas ring (5)

9: Shredded chad, he decrees, is one ingredient (7,6)

14: Old king led awful dirge for the dreamy poet. (9)

16: Author of Breathe Out, Lay Out, Going Out? (4,5)

18: Facing defeat on court record? (3,4)

20: An animal which flies high but comes back for a place to wash (7)

21: Grand space for bride's mate (5)

22: Dating from birth in South African province (5)




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