Crossword for Mon, 25/Jan/2010

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Across
1: Halfback holding picture made an impression? (9)

6: Chump first class, and very Italian (5)

9: Clearly notes Earths at a particular compass point (4-5-4)

10: 3-down said Sir, I have these! (5,4,4)

11: It's not the editor in chief that looked threatening (7)

13: Plastic shelf for meat (5)

15: Cycles within easy earshot (5)

18: Nits are possibly more unpleasant (7)

20: Fling an item of furniture (3,5,5)

23: Like a high ranking diplomat's awful ambrosia salad (13)

24: Come round again about dog (5)

25: Large masses of insects beleaguering crazed lion (9)

Down
1: Evil colleague, for example, breaking in contrary to law (9)

2: Fold suit and undershirt (5)

3: Shell compensate for loss in certain risky starts (7)

4: Stretched form of a verb (5)

5: 20-down 21-down to rush a grand relly (18)

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

7: Law, say, constraining trade union leaders (7)

8: Elected to instruct audit of electronic giant (5)

12: Prig had ma conceal midriff (9)

14: Difficult newspaper or novel (4,5)

16: Bitter expert with broken crib (7)

17: Clip of Southern Conservative is very revealing at first (7)

19: Dog (cross) exacerbated 16-down (7)

20: Studio sign initially obscured by swirling rain (2,3)

21: Demonstrated the way in which to keep poles apart (5)

22: Bolted up tiptop earthenware (5)





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