Crossword for Thu, 13/Dec/2012

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Across
2: Teen unclothes poorly dressed diners (13)

9: A right given to colliery worker or sailor (7)

10: Away sick and lifeless (5)

11: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)

13: Picture a dessert without topping (3)

14: Dislikes laughter set-up (5)

16: Machine made from gold, vegetable, and nickel (9)

18: Rally has promotion I created primarily in a new way (9)

19: Titan is finally cut short (5)

20: Attempt test (3)

21: Alice, Val or 10-across exploit lotus-eating? (2,5,4)

26: Bumps into butcher's display of tongue? (5)

28: Holding back police operation took a year (7)

29: Reformed drinker helps a water distributor (9,4)
Down
1: Butts in front of people, breaking drinks (5)

2: It's big where some Ambassadors are at? (5)

3: Crazy to clean sons in awful mess (11)

4: Wooded hillock forming part of Arthur's territory (5)

5: First-class puzzle originally from Ontario is available (2,3)

6: Aliens set off (3)

7: Roll dirt and clay round tip of thumb with three fingers (9)

8: Drunk feeding passes to receivers (5,4)

12: Wizards covered in liquor and beer...it might be for charity (7, 4)

14: Difficult newspaper or novel (4,5)

15: Dry debate about stuffed animal (5,4)

16: It comes to a point everyone heard (3)

17: Totally lacking a lofty plaything (3)

22: Laughable Democratic line-up (5)

23: New roles for a flop (5)

24: I competed with climbers on the walls? (5)

25: English features of Italian glories (5)

27: Child, bask by the sound (3)




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