Crossword for Thu, 24/Apr/2008

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Across
1: Dilapidated sofa contained initially some hot embers: something's burnt remains. (5, 2)

5: Air transport for the lumberjack? (7)

9: Repeated note to help player? (6-7)

10: Article proscribes old Greeks (7)

11: Flower inducing forgetfulness in vaudeville theater (5)

12: Dismissed Pat? Thats an indication to stop (9)

15: Prepared for real active time (5)

16: Getting old drink in silver container (5)

17: Running across adventurous sap, I rappel backwards at the same rate (4,5)

18: Old-fashioned pastor has dined inside (5)

21: Against trailing machine after cropping wine (7)

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

25: 30-across Locality of drama and current progress (5,2,4)

26: Wooden seemed ordinary around Nebraska (7)
Down
1: Unease from irritating gnats (5)

2: Encircle waffle (5)

3: Characteristic of old door, mouse. (9)

4: File abbreviated manuscript before trip promoting graphic series (9)

5: Taxi in a log house? (5)

6: Headless rodent left by bird (5)

7: Senseless and dull? (9)

8: Slimeball guards existence in French refuge (7)

13: I can still hit a little bit (9)

14: Cost very little when companion partied wildly outside (4,5)

15: Speaker with power (Irish), but no pith, develops a frog (9)

16: Kidnaps sailors swimming around the Channel (7)

19: Childish nonsense before the last trip (5)

20: Witticism provided theme (5)

22: Arenas almost filling with the hooter (5)

23: Homer's travail: 'I don't finish daily retreat.' (5)




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