Crossword for Sun, 16/Dec/2007

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Across
1: Forks over wire customized for special explosives (9)

5: Digs for leads in homicide of the elderly lady (5)

8: Take a turn or a thousand dollars (3)

9: Freezing - with nothing on top? (5,4)

10: The man with lack of skill shows cruelty (13)

11: Some wear medals when carrying weapons (5)

13: European country's gold channel (7)

14: Anticipate warning cry about bearing (7)

16: Bring Father back to hang buckets on maples again (5)

17: Actor works on two dialects (5,8)

20: In love with copper? Gone to give a needle? (9)

21: Number One in facetiousness (3)

22: Lines upset Frasier's brother (5)

23: Ideas about teaching assistant marginalia (9)
Down
1: Plastic shelf for meat (5)

2: Ground dipped around bottom of ditch (7)

3: Polish hollow late Russian coin (5)

4: Auction to stem persuasive patter (5,4)

5: Bird seems unsure before small travelling salesmen (7)

6: Valuable discovery certain in luxury travel (8,5)

7: Be quick to make appearance with instrument (4,5)

8: Little weight spoils head honcho in sophisticated secondary institute (7,6)

11: Love to influence the polar type. (9)

12: Frank comes to fall practice a lot (9)

15: Schoolchildren made to come back on Saturday make mistakes (4-3)

16: The ex-President's back; time to withdraw? (7)

18: Quick beer, right? (5)

19: Skied around protective barriers (5)




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