Crossword for Tue, 16/Sep/2008

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Across
1: Fling an item of furniture (3,5,5)

8: The Irish are working for small clubs (5)

10: Unwilling to destroy train sets (9)

11: Old pies thrown in sack (7)

12: Approaching street, notice a crunchy snack(7)

13: One eating little head of lettuce held by cook in hot water (7)

15: Dizzy Ben is a playwright (5)

16: Cheer supporting blue automaton (5)

17: Prophetic books about English people in Asia (7)

18: Cold medicine's secret ingredients (7)

19: Allies see Resistance being captured by brutes (7)

21: Excessive praise for bad spelling ain't aloud (9)

23: Inert form of saltpeter (5)

24: How a diver might marry (4,3,6)
Down
2: Excellent bowls for cooking furry critters (5)

3: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

4: Streetcar crashed into litterbug, perhaps? (9)

5: Liquidation of one country led by pair of fools (13)

6: Do springs help American author? (3,6)

7: Opening event in cruise: Iran art display (7-6)

8: Dine out and stop being vague (13)

9: Guess what the benighted marksman did? (4,2,3,4)

13: Handle small round piece of charcoal (9)

14: Run up a womans garment as a temporary expedient (9)

20: An idea to throw out ring away from home (3,2)

22: Former name for joint audition (3)




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