Crossword for Sun, 21/Dec/2008

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Across
1: Sound practical perception is a normal feeling (11)

6: Infection leads from partly uncooked steak (3)

8: Seedy lawyer is short on rest, disturbed (7)

10: Meatier concoction from, say, Dubai (7)

11: Have bananas now (3)

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

13: 15-acrosss toilet pot? Rubbish! (5,6)

17: Mr Stewart on the staff (3)

18: Five kills one. (3)

19: Hope destiny is remarkable - to free the mind (11)

21: Difficult book about Baltic currency (11)

26: Frost to cover the cake (3)

27: Sounds like Brazilian soccer player may make a good fisher (7)

28: Thirteenth in a series, ER's about an Aussie racketeer who took repeated slams? (7)

29: Chatter about some pay-back (3)

30: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)
Down
1: A large number have a small item of foot wear and an ecclesiastic gown (7)

2: Cast update: Loy gave a superior performance (9)

3: Hangs ten vassals at hearing (5)

4: Requires reporting massages (5)

5: Making out and squealing after the top comes off? (5)

6: Factory to unveil cheap lantern part (5)

7: Bound her, as subject, to a government official (7)

9: Get zany, swimming in exotic river (7)

14: Equips for attacks (4)

15: Heavy metal group X (4)

16: Revels too bad for former President (9)

17: Fruit is found in waterfalls (7)

18: Examining remains of vehicle spy bombed (7)

20: Mrs. Roosevelt East, Trim, Oregon (7)

22: Flower shop nosh about $41 (5)

23: Puts a stake on the defence (5)

24: Irene's new name (5)

25: Robe's eyelet exposes more than fat (5)




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