Crossword for Wed, 21/Feb/2007

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Across
2: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

5: Some wear medals when carrying weapons (5)

9: Fruitless condition in part of South Africa (6,4,5)

10: Neither partner finds way out of country (3)

11: Sister gets nothing, we hear (3)

13: Romany, some dodgy psychiatrist? (5)

14: Short bloke discontinued hike (3)

16: Chatter about some pay-back (3)

17: Have bananas now (3)

19: Ran into a section of the time-table (3)

20: Escalating naked conflict (3)

22: Aliens set off (3)

25: An Indian princess fled east repeatedly (5)

26: Oxygen is pretty amusing. (3)

28: Number One in facetiousness (3)

29: An actress? Direct her in male parts (15)

32: Making a comeback in White Horse Inn, a musical heroine (5)

33: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)
Down
1: Adult party to entertain disheartened women (5-2)

2: Box put on line for bird (7)

3: Just conservative (5)

4: Imaginary childhood? (7)

5: Consumed, beginning at the end (3)

6: Reportedly is nostalgic for wife (3)

7: Betraying no emotion when Greek god has first expired (7)

8: Odysseus' first requirement - to catch you like Polyphemus? (3-4)

12: Tweak with wrong end of a pin (3)

13: A garden ornament makes men go mad (5)

15: Flower inducing forgetfulness in vaudeville theater (5)

18: Overseer required because of handle turning (7)

19: Pitman's state goddess (7)

20: Clown with a tail. (3)

21: Italian composer making endless noise, sir (7)

23: Grovelling to small liberal (7)

24: Shelter Dracula's heart - he's representing blood-suckers (7)

27: Language making a comeback in modern Italy (5)

30: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

31: You audibly ram partner (3)




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