Crossword for Sat, 2/Aug/2008

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Across
1: Repudiating a pig that's eating out (9)

6: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

9: Deductions concerning murderer in Hitchcock film (7)

10: Like a good actor (e.g. Redford playing 13 across?) (7)

11: Cat linked stories to the underworld (8-5)

12: Child, bask by the sound (3)

13: Lists scoundrels (5)

14: Tine expert no good (5)

16: I hear you require a massage. (5)

17: I had left mule, finally, and right loafer (5)

19: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

21: Tidy up and clean floor finally and decisively (4,3,3,3)

24: Gather and count to the next-highest multiple (5,2)

25: First lost inability to drop by (7)

26: Grant loud colour (3)

27: From now on it's heaven (9)
Down
1: Desired rotten insults (7)

2: Material wealth (9)

3: Drainage area cleaned around 43% of terrain (9)

4: Heroin's prepared approaching land (7)

5: Birth of Wilder sibling (7)

6: Values of 100 missing from boxes (5)

7: Scandinavian boatmen or sea-faring characters (5)

8: We hear you will record part of a Christmas celebration (4,3)

14: Orders pirate to pass around the hat for every one (3,6)

15: Believer in esoteric powers is joining quasi-religious group in October (9)

16: Look! Car wrecked propeller holder (7)

17: Down under - thoroughly (2,5)

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

20: Finally sews more lavish embroidery (7)

22: Squeeze in a pash (5)

23: Row (but not in front) and get mixed up (5)




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