Crossword for Wed, 2/Dec/2009

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Across
1: I'll be stuffed if I'll deal with him!. (11)

6: Arcking shot from Bill O'Brien (3)

8: Outline a principal overhaul (4,5)

10: Terrorists question one of Saddam's subjects (5)

11: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)

12: Missed hoax set up to trap Sunday drunk outside saloon entrance (4,5,2)

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

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

19: Fast times with company cracked high-strung recruiter (6,5)

23: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)

24: Polyamide used by many Londoners (5)

25: Machine made from gold, vegetable, and nickel (9)

26: Aliens set off (3)

27: Overcome by disappointment from the rare bonk going awry (11)
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2: Fatal crime may lead to damnation (6,3)

3: Reportedly scans orchestra section (5)

4: Discourage trendy princess's affectation (9)

5: Bizarre night entity (5)

6: Skipped the French army physical training (5)

7: Scantily-clad in only a shred of fibre. (5)

8: One who tempts peril grabbing leopard's head (7)

9: Time has corroded faithlessness (7)

14: A state, see - one in America - one with an American capital (9)

15: Rejected, for the most part, unlikely chance to buy rubbery substance (9)

16: Narrowly beat or oust one, oddly (4,3)

17: Lady hugging extremely old lumberjack (7)

19: Stretched form of a verb (5)

20: Still drunk, sings in a light, rhythmic way (5)

21: Excerpt from selection in 'The Ultimate Life of a Cat,' perhaps (5)

22: Ensemble originally formed with ocarina, cello, theremin, euphonium, and tabla (5)




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