Crossword for Sun, 17/Apr/2011

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Across
1: The Doors have these so-called musical sessions (5).

4: Ace practised a lot by female golfer in a state of decline (2,1,3,3)

9: Candy, Rod, Gump all confused (7)

10: Facility left for supporter of the arts? (5)

11: Drive away roofing material before farmhouse becomes a target area (8,5)

13: Broadcast share in genuine show trial (9)

15: Sister leaves, seeing torment of supernatural servant (5)

16: Contrarily accepted gold slab (5)

18: Orbiting object strayed SE a little (9)

20: Clearly notes Earths at a particular compass point (4-5-4)

23: Elected to instruct audit of electronic giant (5)

24: Swimming-pool man to take off? (7)

27: Equus? Shenanigans! (9)

28: Exchange rated poorly (5)
Down
1: Spinner step (3)

2: Enormous lady may damage clothes (7)

3: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

4: Climbers in tumbling tailspins (9)

5: Love affair for one like Othello, we hear (5)

6: Canoe lost in sea (5)

7: Any number follow festival in the Orient (7)

8: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

11: Tag his shirt in order to discover if he's only a little bent. (11)

12: Reportedly went after pamphlet (5)

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

15: Is this small cockatoo a fool? (5)

17: More pronounced rasp (7)

19: Dancer Duncan is a road protestor (7)

21: Work out how first Spanish olive was pitted. (5)

22: Dating from birth in South African province (5)

25: Bumped into yours truly at junction (3).

26: Odds of niece being born (3)




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