Crossword for Thu, 22/Oct/2009

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Across
1: Endless barbecue arranged for young carnivore (4,3)

5: Pay court to get military leader time on the missile range (7)

9: Encircle waffle (5)

10: He's last to kiss a rat--she's close, it's clear (9)

11: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)

13: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)

15: Beautiful girls deal with optical instrument (9)

18: Managed in lower Antwerp (3)

19: Choose to take the top off (3)

20: Empty cell on mountain? Most ingenious! (9)

21: Employ heart-broken Spartans where disaster came to pass. (11)

23: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

25: Able to contend, not being disheartened (9)

26: Wicker basket a North American Indian left (5)

28: Its undergoing change regarding the performer (7)

29: Southern U.S. writer Dickey's introduction put on hold (7)
Down
1: Irish playwright livin soundly (5)

2: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

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

4: Mark in Russian bar, empty the night before (5)

5: Entire portion is healthful (9)

6: Open present yonder (4,5)

7: Quite put out, doctor axes red tape (11)

8: Yogi's enthralled by boundless flings and deviant behavior (9)

12: Risk of pole womans end being upset after handy beer (11)

14: Show off Mark's Mazda Miata, for one (6,3)

16: Bruce crazy about leading medical specialist lying (9)

17: Breaking promise, strip back nightie (9)

22: Biblical refugee, American flower (5)

24: Icy turning, for example, on top (5)

26: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

27: You audibly ram partner (3)




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