Crossword for Sat, 15/Dec/2007

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Across
1: Doctor East, half American, is a wishful thinker (7)

4: Ask for bit of bread with melted cheese (7)

7: The Lilliputians' citizen army? (9)

9: On return, for example, put back costume (3-2)

10: Minor change in the White House? (6-3-4)

12: Like powerful uncle in Indian state? (5)

13: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

14: Visitor made an estimate when audited (5)

15: Seize marijuana that's changing it's last stop (5)

17: Five kills one. (3)

18: Stu undressed in front of every tutor (5)

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

22: Mousy girlfriend loses head and bellybutton (5)

23: Archaeopterix? Maybe I err badly (5,4)

24: Attribute for a document copier (7)

25: Distance to pull cart up before time (7)
Down
1: From my French fiend (5)

2: Neuters wrestle majority of such neuters (7)

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

4: Throw out faulty nib (3)

5: Outrageous trio of Italians bursting in on divorcee and me (7)

6: Taste of beer and liquor with game (3-6)

8: Employ heart-broken Spartans where disaster came to pass. (11)

9: Leaving firm when dating (5,6)

11: A Hollywood star upset about paparazzi hub in crude social event (6,5)

12: A country inn, a great building (9)

16: Coarse Nicaraguan conceals a dangerous element (7)

19: August moon crosses over bits of mica and corundum (7)

21: Rushes for middle of glossed lip (5)

23: Sheep to start wallowing in ease (3)




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