Crossword for Wed, 16/May/2012

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Across
1: Later round without an opponent (3)

3: Frank turned brown sitting on mountains (7)

6: Vet theatre opening 8-down (3)

8: Tweak with wrong end of a pin (3)

9: Ruby ran off to marry after a couple of events came to light again (11)

11: Done any revision? It's dull (7)

12: I'm a stud playing in arena (7)

13: Renovated old statue endured longer (9)

15: Faith in Osiris, lamentably (5)

16: Cut corners and omit taking minutes (5)

18: Sanctioned half of values I saw (9)

21: Press against a container of Mexican beer and vodka (7)

22: Curiously mad sort of celebrity (7)

24: Healers swear by the cases of the little river horse. (11)

25: Scale Ten after taxes (3)

27: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)

28: Silver cap for crewless name (7)

29: Pen extracts articles from satay (3)
Down
1: Throw out faulty nib (3)

2: Palestinian group participating in way out feat (7)

3: Cross chest located in New York (5)

4: With diverse amendments? (7)

5: Told a story about Rocky, a bull, and sang to sleep (9)

6: Alien put in L.A. marriage (7)

7: Pick up line for first man swinging both ways? (5,2,4)

10: Stayed only a moment at lewd Western with titillating beginning? Just the opposite! (5)

11: Toss a hammer into a nuclear accelerator! (4,7)

14: Shock with exclamations while mounting horse (9)

17: Popular pickpocket is returning, tasteless (7)

18: One who fought animal doctor ran after horse, ultimately (7)

19: Zantac's first in things to buy for composer (5)

20: I'd sing out after Tuesday's news (7)

23: Artist back on the issue of causing inflamation. (5)

26: Attempt test (3)




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