Crossword for Fri, 22/Dec/2006

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Across
1: Under no circumstances should you take a worker from a bean-counter following his little number. (2, 7)

4: Throws line to star at the premier in 'Cats' (5)

7: Corn whiskey for the French King. (7)

9: You'll need them if you're rigging fights (5)

10: Cretins wrecked the water tank! (7)

12: Between two girls, left in a quandary (7)

13: Batsmen trading one who may be a winner? (4,3)

14: Road without a pole (4)

17: Hear Native American appeal (3)

18: Judge no part of Dante's epic poem (7)

20: Island captured by lunatic exists for one turbulent decade (7)

21: Manservant returns at four in Mideast city (3 4)

23: Raced around a tree (5)

24: Huge cocaine bust (7)

25: Bouquet's sent up to network director? (5)

26: In lieu, make a change for blood disorder (9)

Down
2: Is next to a total bust (5)

3: I'll be stuffed if I'll deal with him!. (11)

4: Actors were first to have moved on board (7)

5: Earl's unfortunately getting two months in jail (7)

6: In a way, suffer from stain all around us (7)

8: With a big smile, catch a Royal fish (5)

11: Crazy to clean sons in awful mess (11)

15: Crosses through vocal factions (7)

16: Soundly folds belt, does evening wear (7)

17: Putting your foot in it may incite Royal intervention (7)

19: Treacherous stray fleas (5)

22: Poison with spite (5)





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