Crossword for Sat, 19/Aug/2006

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Across
1: Bar shows low returns after first of the month (7)

3: First lady in France is a hot number (5)

7: Rolling wave rolls into Rolling Stones song (3,3,4,3)

11: First get a French weapon. (3)

13: Criticise a computer analysis of famous passage (6,5)

15: Roman light and gold found in Egyptian town. (5)

17: Wander around inside territory (3)

19: How to eat the heart of marsupial (3)

21: Lady sitting atop a bird (5)

22: Exchange recipe describing a small amount of relish on rolled up taco (11)

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

27: Disbelieving customer found in fetid cell in turmoil. (7,6)

30: Pointer: 'Start off thin' (5)

31: Food for youth, say (7)
Down
1: Bizarre night entity (5)

2: Fathers start to applaud, in afterthought (3)

4: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)

5: Horse eating western mountain ash (5)

6: Dressing of malt and beans to make horse tender (9)

8: Lick up pal (3)

9: At one time, gobbling up two tablespoons (5)

10: Gantry in Hilton Hotel, Mermaid Beach (5)

12: Accidentally unsex group with ties (5)

14: Squeeze in a pash (5)

15: Managed to let Zara make a glory hole (9)

16: Though run over again, MP hasn't died (5)

18: Sit and fish (5)

19: Words can be arranged to be cutting. (5)

20: Ring bearing rare gem (5)

23: Feature a nation. (5)

24: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)

26: 'Colossus' artist loses interest (5)

28: In favor of echoing game call (3)

29: Sound of river crossing (3)




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