Crossword for Mon, 19/Nov/2007

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Across
1: Chatter about some pay-back (3)

3: With Starr finally out, Hyde's plan simply loses traction in a way (11)

9: Actor works on two dialects (5,8)

11: Child is to depart, finally (3)

12: Stimulant produced as choir paid off (11)

13: I left terminus, breaking a bone (7)

15: Tunes aware of dirigible (7)

17: Aliens work infrared thrust (7)

19: Gaunt crone leaning finally on a hollow redwood (7)

21: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

23: However, you expect trouble at first (3)

25: Taking ones cue from subsequent courtship (9,4)

26: 28 Invitation for man to get a cent on November 5? (5,3,3,3)

27: Root for mounting might (3)
Down
1: Cathy's new boat (5)

2: Don't indicate so much that's futile (9)

4: Famine, after resistance is eliminated, causes loss of life (5)

5: Healer making solemn statement about upcoming writers (9)

6: More nutty British can promenade by the sea (7)

7: Agree to make Lucifer wicked? (3)

8: Little Digger pens sailboat drawing sheets (6,3)

10: A humorous writer or two (5)

13: Smokey's threat turning up deep in northern parts (5,4)

14: Explorer taking stuff back and beginning to observe game (5,4)

16: Hard-wearing but onerous tax (5-4)

18: Herb levels the French yard (7)

20: Good Republican source of life-giving system for short-handed office workers (5)

22: Take in to feed silver winner (5)

24: Lug worm finally being a symbol (5)

25: Revolves around a star. (3)




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