Crossword for Mon, 14/Jul/2008

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Across
1: Prattle about nothing, meaning spear (7)

4: Italian composer making endless noise, sir (7)

8: Stupidly sits in ice, snow with Packers fans? (13)

10: Five Gaelic poems (5)

11: Grow from second spring (5)

12: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)

13: Heading from the Dakotas to the Little Big Horn, general is waylaid by a person who can look into the future, and backs out (7)

17: Briefly sign first (7)

18: End of the line in 28 across - it's of prime importance (7)

19: Found out in the beginning Gehrig pitched (7)

21: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)

22: English philosopher cured pig (5)

24: Adds money owed to the government in hearing (5)

26: Taking ones cue from subsequent courtship (9,4)

27: Evil twin and its dupes (7)

28: Make known one pound increase after high school (7)
Down
1: Nevertheless, hang about; we are inside (7)

2: One who gets up part of stairway (5)

3: Caught carrying oregano's essence in inhalers (5)

4: Delivering conclusion with hesitation in boxing arena (9)

5: Orbiting object strayed SE a little (9)

6: Introduction of inert ions with mercurial elements (9)

7: One who does not believe in Castro (7)

9: Nothing we have to pay (3)

14: Having a specialized tax status, the result of a visit to an amateur tailor? (9)

15: Soldier embracing a bawdy Italian patriot (9)

16: Asocial?! Us?! Ridiculous and indecent! (9)

18: Get less polite dupe welcoming English bum? (7)

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

23: Gal who's no spring chicken hugs GI -- both go back for a snort (5)

24: Draw a stomach uprising (3)

25: Radio hosts drink little (5)




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