Crossword for Sun, 16/Aug/2009

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Across
1: Gold tooth, perhaps, in satellite? (7)

5: Year inside for undone expert (5)

8: Hand down entangled net with water damage (7)

9: Dieter's cooking changes again (7)

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

13: Audibly push lever (5)

15: Study a French instrument - it's a puzzle (9)

16: Spotted one man hugging Spanish aunt after boy returned (9)

17: Reliable noise (5)

19: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)

22: Makes a comment about trendy vice (5, 2)

23: English post-punk singer was very determined. (7)

25: Chump getting past in chasm (5)

26: Tinkers jump in children's world (3,4)

Down
1: Eat after hollow enclosure is discovered (5,2)

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

3: The color of a letter from Greece with purple edges (5)

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

5: 20-down 21-down to rush a grand relly (18)

6: 27-across about starting off 1-down world unconditionally (2,3,2,4)

7: No saint takes strong drink as a remedy (7)

10: Queen is gaga for horses (7)

12: Alice, Val or 10-across exploit lotus-eating? (2,5,4)

14: Sheds last one carelessly (4-3)

15: Chicago hoodlums capturing 1,000 squirrels (9)

16: Actually, 17th century author's unfinished play is included (2,5)

18: Computer screen is OK with time sped up (7)

20: Skipped the French army physical training (5)

21: Serious changes at the end of a kind of train (5)

24: Residue has scattered (3)





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