Crossword for Thu, 17/May/2007

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Across
1: Fix the oil platform ... (3)

3: 7-down relic? (6,5)

8: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)

10: About....about right? Wrong! (3)

11: Pronounced ability to smell negative votes (3)

13: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

15: Float, drifting, in the air (5)

17: Mountain gorilla captivated Scientific American (9)

19: Call on stranger, then elope (9)

22: Spanish wine from a city in Brazil getting German approval (5)

23: Sent one page rewritten in military lingo (11)

25: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

26: Concealed hot part of psyche (3)

28: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

30: Western retreat satisfactory, accepted by canoeists and surfers? (3,8)

31: In the manner of a girl (3)
Down
1: Superfluous request for payment received by Communist soldier (9)

2: God, transforming first day into last night, was received (3)

3: Climp up on horse on high ground (5)

4: An aerobatic bird? (7)

5: Backward South American city captured by Bill (9)

6: Sheep to start wallowing in ease (3)

7: A heron regrets losing its wings (5)

9: Casts off shacks (5)

12: Dope turned to eat bun, starting off big (7)

14: Tear around special donut counter (7)

16: Recorder describes Mr. Quayle: a little crazy person, quick on his feet (3-6)

18: Love sounded wrong for aunt and primate (5-4)

20: Smells renovated doors (5)

21: Recluse before had a very small sum of money (7)

23: Listening to playwright's baloney (5)

24: Almost reveal Nationals' former identity (5)

27: Small piece of fish (3)

29: Gershwin's retirement account? (3)




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