Crossword for Mon, 15/Oct/2007

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Across
1: Early missionary or saint in a European setting (7)

5: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

7: Escalating naked conflict (3)

9: Put forth effort climbing tree, clutching 'Times' (5)

10: Acknowledging access (9)

11: Later on, does dance with a lay-person? (9)

13: Before time like an aristocrat? (5)

14: Jumped for something extremely loose-fitting (5)

16: Instrument making snout feel odd (4,5)

17: Stop in a tiny settlement in ancient times (9)

18: Security chief purged a pair of generals (5)

19: Ball mislaid? Caned (5)

20: St. Michael transforms metal transformer (9)

24: Ties braids without ribbons at the front (9)

26: Unscripted part for head librarian (2,3)

27: Cot is unmade for short month in fall (3)

28: Infection leads from partly uncooked steak (3)

29: Plots get Cuban revolutionary leader in a terrible mess (7)

Down
1: Acid destroyed brace (5)

2: A Gore follows a Ryan (5)

3: Child is to depart, finally (3)

4: First in Irish language to efface (5)

5: Arrived real pale, afraid of being shot? (6-3)

6: Call for help oddly stops (3)

7: Lash for obese collection of money (4-5)

8: Drink is flowing, by the sound of it, where Magna Carta was signed (9)

12: Damage quite an old one. (7)

13: Compel compliance with printers measure for cable ends (7)

14: Welsh resort - and no dull resort (9)

15: Companion to take care of worker (9)

16: Pests in a census? Distorted. (9)

21: Inspects quantities of beer (5)

22: Faith in Osiris, lamentably (5)

23: Sculpted a bust with large instruments (5)

25: Lick up pal (3)

26: What's left when you burn the tree (3)





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