Crossword for Thu, 19/Aug/2010

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Across
1: Startled, grabs sailor (3)

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

9: Path of planet - or particle (5)

11: Decide to find a new answer (7)

12: Duck putting string on ancient peeper (9)

13: Take on popular rascal (5)

14: Lifeblood of dope (3)

16: Massacre gives Serb leader mirth (9)

18: Cast light upon awfully tired aria (9)

19: Begins seeing another divorcee? Deplorable. (3)

20: Scheme conclusion for jet set (5)

21: That may be reversed, but his son sits around pointlessly. (4,2,3)

24: The last movement produces great passion (7)

25: Mineral springs start to moderate involuntary muscular contraction (5)

26: Watering devices found in run-down orange sheds (6, 5)

27: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)
Down
1: Strap, though short, has hanger's heart (5)

2: Maverick starting to buck in wind (5)

4: She's providing us with a minder (9)

5: Body English for a billiards shot (5)

6: Illness I catch performing exercises? (13)

7: There aren't any comebacks after such a poor performance. (2, 7)

8: How the obese appear to hunt? (4,5)

10: Valuable discovery certain in luxury travel (8,5)

14: With great strength holy man stays above reproach (9)

15: Marauder contaminating a pet river (9)

17: Consents to accepting decline in rates of change (9)

21: Your leg? (5)

22: Approaches first of nine pieces of corn (5)

23: Attract fill-in worker by end of August (5)




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