Crossword for Mon, 15/Jun/2009

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Across
1: Have bananas now (3)

3: Okay shot ripped tears in butt (6-5)

8: The end, you say? On the contrary! (3)

9: Just grazed the pasty? (4-7)

11: Short time for the Irish (5)

12: Midshipman: one who hates anchor (9)

13: It's truly deep at sea, so they say (9)

16: Weird eastern lake (5)

17: One who heals despicable person on TV hospital program (5)

18: At first, Sonny and Cher having bizarre duel with one providing slots? (9)

21: See Dennis, unfortunately, in poverty (9)

23: We turned up with endless Irish pitchers (5)

25: Discounting losing one's sense of humour? (8,3)

26: Draw the knot (3)

27: Small drinks for each young man's agent (11)

28: Perform part of play (3)
Down
1: Gold tooth, perhaps, in satellite? (7)

2: Inert form of saltpeter (5)

3: A weapon as plunder (5)

4: Censored: soft behind, lip in bed (7)

5: Follow in broken suede shoes (5)

6: Piece of pottery containing drink to make beast tender (9)

7: Family member suppresses a temptation to go head-to-foot naked (2,7)

10: Guard enthralled by desperately urgent sad song (5)

14: Everlasting variety for Peter and Paul (9)

15: Starshine somehow loses its shine (9)

17: California has an artificial waterway (5)

19: Hoyts odd shops abolish horse mints (7)

20: Particular esteem (7)

22: Irene's new name (5)

23: Gnomelike feature of parallel fingers (5)

24: Out of context rather more than is necessary (5)




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