Crossword for Wed, 24/Dec/2008

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Across
1: Rejected, for the most part, unlikely chance to buy rubbery substance (9)

6: Vagrant going over a little river to a foreign country (5)

9: Measure of beverage with even fewer calories? (5)

10: Concerning story can be made good (9)

11: Ore crusher uses sticker for 1/10 cent (5-4)

14: Plastic shelf for meat (5)

16: Then, one crisis ends after call is for healthy exercises (13)

17: Double profit repeatedly (5,3,5)

20: Follow in broken suede shoes (5)

21: Nude redhead receiving backward glance is one serving drinks (9)

22: Open present yonder (4,5)

24: Paradise without second shelter? (5)

26: Sailor takes gym class to slim down (5)

27: Partly indicates progress of undergraduate (2,1,6)

Down
2: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

3: Start reducing salt? (3)

4: Red Cross is putting on bazaar (7)

5: Sickens up, reels with disgust (7)

6: Prohibit an attorney's organization (3)

7: Okay shot ripped tears in butt (6-5)

8: Requires five kills, or a single accurate shot. (3)

9: Goner osculates wildly (4,5)

12: A properly run lottery might be a complete success (1,5,5)

13: Monkey around, at best (7)

14: Ship sails with masts surrounded by doom (7)

15: Stranger, in turn, had an accident (3-3-3)

18: Finest tree house exhibits gist of problem (7)

19: After time, press brought back Central American leader (7)

22: Cot is unmade for short month in fall (3)

23: Startled, grabs sailor (3)

24: Grant loud colour (3)

25: Vicar regularly outdated technology (1.1.1.)





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