Crossword for Fri, 14/May/2010

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Across
1: Movie star kind of hot for date (7)

4: Computer screen is OK with time sped up (7)

8: Opening event in cruise: Iran art display (7-6)

10: Turning back, Sid went in to astonish naturalists (7)

11: Come to Korea - Chinese part (5)

12: First Lady's vocal projections (5)

13: Harry, malign not our national cake! (9)

15: Finish up with discontinued language? (6,3)

19: Certain Pole's one poem (5)

20: Virago would dwell on male chromosome (5)

21: Again send out note describing Susie misbehaving (7)

22: National official is here, carrying identification, after challenge overwhelms local center (4-9)

23: Contracts for primarily nuclear missiles (7)

24: You once impounded mutt for UK band (3,4)

Down
2: Gambled on wicked stunt-man (9)

3: Aboard a ship is shipping magnate (7)

4: Help to lift weight - this might show how (7)

5: Prolong Austins suffering (7)

6: Light touch of resplendence covers humble beginnings (5)

7: I, for one, adhere to edict (13)

8: Working on mental topic? (13)

9: Arenas almost filling with the hooter (5)

14: True philosopher that suits the bride (9)

16: Hot, current--'Gent' by Coco? Refreshing! (7)

17: Half-finished meal precedes my look back at sacred mountain (7)

18: Strength of army (5)

19: Sorry, Nine-A is stupid (7)

20: Stay in the air? But we're lost! (5)





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