Crossword for Tue, 22/May/2012

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Across
1: Long-winded poem about Bob, for the most part (7)

5: Run amok while covered in red snack food (7)

8: Orchestra I'm reorganizing for certain conductor (11)

9: Pass mould (3)

11: Reconcile with youngster running around at church (5,2)

13: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

14: Top dog in hiding from distemper organisms (7)

16: Little singer returned, following band to total a hairy little mother with seating for one. (7)

17: In text of bill, I cited 'It's not legal' (7)

19: On the way back, I had to keep calm and concentrate (7)

21: Direct object (3)

22: Did glow confuse crazed cur? (4, 3)

24: Child is to depart, finally (3)

25: Intruders bury proles in pieces (11).

27: Particular esteem (7)

28: Tranquillises extremely senile escorts (7)
Down
1: National official is here, carrying identification, after challenge overwhelms local center (4-9)

2: Troop of monkeys around city garden spot (7)

3: One of the Marx brothers making a comeback as talk show host (5)

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

5: Animal hiding in abattoir (3)

6: Wrong, or sure one is wrong (9)

7: Heads appearing strange in distorting lens (7)

10: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)

12: Weapons to attack BS, involving way with words (11)

15: Again put together pieces from rare comb in exhibit (9)

18: Sheds last one carelessly (4-3)

20: Was resident hidden in wild net? (7)

23: He is found in the alloy described (5)

26: Worthless even when recycled (3)




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