Crossword for Sat, 2/Oct/2010

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Across
1: Greek hero's a stranger among men (9)

5: Falstaff's first clever lie (5)

8: Guard enthralled by desperately urgent sad song (5)

10: The Lilliputians' citizen army? (9)

11: Kitty's way of saying loudly, 'I hurt'? (5)

13: Sty? (7)

14: Pious woman in underground hideaway (3)

15: Thirteen broken adzes repaired (6,5)

18: Discounting losing one's sense of humour? (8,3)

21: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

22: Nanny, for example, entertained by young pig (3-4)

24: Weird eastern lake (5)

25: Outfit in which one walks when outside the ship? (9)

27: Witticism provided theme (5)

28: Continues wild parties after inauguration (5)

29: Superfluous request for payment received by Communist soldier (9)
Down
1: I am a blond, going to pot around the midsection (9)

2: We blame knitter for small woolly jumper (3-4)

3: Vet theatre opening 8-down (3)

4: Conservative interrupting nobody for the time being (5)

5: Obese principal is a chump! (7)

6: 29-acrosss kid almost climbing 14-down obstacle, keeping movers in daze (13)

7: Irene's new name (5)

9: 'Ransom'? Lame. Run 'Rocky I', 'II', 'III', etc. (5,8)

12: Knew a radical in stir (5)

16: Flower power honey-bees provide (5)

17: Having a specialized tax status, the result of a visit to an amateur tailor? (9)

19: The lady's also returning inside for hecklers (7)

20: Overseer required because of handle turning (7)

22: Uneven ships cable made from hemp (5)

23: One who regrets following initial tendencies is increasingly sincere (5)

26: Mann's 'Death in Venice' Dorothy sent up (3)




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