Crossword for Thu, 24/May/2012

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Across
1: I got spoilt when wed (7)

5: Shared out fairly, in a parrot fashion (3,4)

9: Bend in the middle and wind back (3)

10: Electrical units losing energy . . . and . . . and . . . (9)

11: Standard style of music rejected (3)

12: Lepers treated by North Dakota specialist? Brilliant! (11)

14: Relaxation is guaranteed following island greeting (7)

15: Ruler's wife appearing last month in Yemen's capital (7)

18: Artist's entrance (7)

19: Otherwise angered by a fencers call (2,5)

20: Mary-Jane crochets her Pop a jumper (11)

23: You audibly ram partner (3)

24: Random test may pick out a pattern (4,5)

26: Prohibit an attorney's organization (3)

27: Food for youth, say (7)

28: Closest home receives attention (7)
Down
1: Actress Tori, lacking direction, is getting the characters out of order(11)

2: Looking about (9)

3: Persistently ask for one silly prom song (9)

4: Race cars Dr. Silver steers without trace of effort (9)

5: Student getting black eye, opening light transmitter (5)

6: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)

7: Egad, a saw, run in reverse (5)

8: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

13: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

15: The woman records family diplomas (9)

16: Behold grand gold flightless bird, chattering endlessly (9)

17: Friendly over age of consent? (9)

21: Plenty before quit (1-4)

22: Canoe lost in sea (5)

24: How to eat the heart of marsupial (3)

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




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