Crossword for Thu, 17/Oct/2013

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

9: Pious woman in underground hideaway (3)

10: Rejecting crew's work on board, you rest at the stern (8,3)

11: Wind coils up (5)

12: Rev. Spooner says 'The person massaging Reagan is illiterate' (3-6)

13: Those with regrets reining in destroyers (7)

14: Tribal emblem starts to take on taboo, erotic meaning (5)

17: Stir outspoken 3-down resident, usually (5)

18: We err by demolishing an alcohol producer (7)

19: Characters producing exit with cross? (9)

23: Black boy twice contracted virus (5)

25: A properly run lottery might be a complete success (1,5,5)

26: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)

27: We hear you require complete articles for this royal thriller. (7,6)
Down
1: Goddess is against holding back one Quebecoise (5)

2: Boatman doing role sloppily (9)

3: Not well in vessel of large-calibre guns (9)

4: Docks impair one North America subdivision at first (7)

5: Horse eating western mountain ash (5)

6: Kind of eagle that is a resident of Sesame St. (5)

7: Nothing, nothing in shape (5)

8: In the wee hours, come together sideways (9)

13: Throw a fit as ice is tossed in shower (5,4)

15: Working up here? Not in the next episode (9)

16: As an aid to memory for broken men, first mode harmonics hold no danger. (9)

18: Ask for bit of bread with melted cheese (7)

20: Stan's partner is central to Follies (5)

21: Inherently reproach affinity for worthless stuff (5)

22: Uneven ships cable made from hemp (5)

24: Laid off, breadwinner's starting to wing it (2-3)




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