Crossword for Sat, 2/Sep/2006

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Across
4: Very clever fish ain't at sea (9)

7: Three kernels of copper-yellow grain (3)

8: Crippled boy takes me in (5)

9: Five Gaelic poems (5)

11: Goes through ere sixpence circulates (11)

12: Aliens set off (3)

13: Oval serving of lamb covers one half of tray (9)

16: Creature of habit goes in to pay upon receipt of drink? It's puzzling. (9)

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

18: Think at length about lost planet, comet (11)

20: Lethargic entertainer taking part (5)

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

23: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)

24: Difficult newspaper or novel (4,5)
Down
1: An actress? Direct her in male parts (15)

2: Mountaineers drawing female inside hot springs (7)

3: Slacker is riled, unfortunately (5)

4: Behind and down and out (3)

5: Limits of Indonesian dictator lacking true measure of economy (9)

6: Is that you, Eve? (3,6,6)

10: Caress one grand puzzlemaster (5)

13: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

14: Study a French instrument - it's a puzzle (9)

15: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

16: The cow may do this in the local veterinary yard (5)

17: Servile son, first prodigal (7)

19: Drink from fractured pipes (5)

22: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)




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