Crossword for Wed, 16/Jul/2008

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Across
1: Color orange upset poet something terrible (5,4)

5: Dizzy Ben is a playwright (5)

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

9: Model spoken about is reserved (5)

11: Victorious one's in last resort with Harold (9)

12: In Germany, the monster returned from the east. (5)

13: Rooted in regressive muddleheaded isolation (5)

14: Call for help oddly stops (3)

15: Choose to take the top off (3)

16: Messages transmitted about a mile (1-4)

17: Dance starts to worry winner (5)

19: Having one's feet opposed, as in Australia. (9)

21: Imagine 500 papers in a bundle (5)

22: Unfortunate rot in republic is everlasting (13)

24: Fittingly, use following heart transplant (5)

25: Rev. Spooner says 'The person massaging Reagan is illiterate' (3-6)
Down
1: Rhyme in Old English to run the show (7).

2: Tin trains converted while travelling? (2,7)

3: The time before the first woman (3)

4: Pretty girl takes part in outdoor cooking? No just toys (6, 5).

5: Feeling threatened, suggested concealing identity (11)

6: Indolence evident in Rowes Lothario (5)

7: Styli nearly unnecessary (7)

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

11: Drunkard turns up near beach, reversing new habit, to sleep fitfully (4,3,4)

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

15: Instrument component removed from turbo car in accident (7)

18: Glass part of lock (7)

20: Silent, cat backs away from it (5)

23: Later round without an opponent (3)




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