Crossword for Fri, 20/Jun/2008

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Across
1: Knight-errant or young man in distress (7)

4: Complaining ruler gets expression of disgust (7)

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

10: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)

11: Fiction position (3)

12: Reportedly regret cutting remark in quarrel (7)

13: He wrote a bit of poetry! (3)

14: Star's drug causes a dark patch (7)

17: Instrument component removed from turbo car in accident (7)

19: Final recipient of product ensured indiscreetly. (3, 4)

20: One hundred listed as 'washed up' (7)

21: Call for help oddly stops (3)

22: Surprise running through bras to underpants (7)

24: Thumb Drum? (3)

25: Requires five kills, or a single accurate shot. (3)

26: Overcome by disappointment from the rare bonk going awry (11)

27: A teetotaller in an imitation coat wielding a pick-axe (7)

28: Oblique demand for a new church (7)
Down
2: Clean, polished spear (5)

3: Regretted backing up grasping tip of massive object (5)

4: Cook ran; ragout spilled; one might jump to conclusions here? (8,5)

5: Drink to the crashing of beetle car (9)

6: Start playing in pit, once (9)

7: De Bergerac hugged bird on return (5)

8: Officers mentioned coat (7)

9: Challenge the bench in retaliation. (13)

15: No government lawyer's thrilled to display being agreeable (3,6)

16: Is it a chop that's nutty or a nut that's chopped? (9)

18: Stomach is disturbed, bad sign (7)

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

23: Reportedly hoist Jeter of the NY Yankees (5)

24: Symbol to recognize (5)




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