Crossword for Sun, 25/Apr/2010

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Across
2: Colors of trombones on the outside (5)

5: Stranger is using and supplying (7)

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

9: Circus performer in a European big top (7)

11: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)

12: Seduce husband-to-be in parlor (7, 4)

13: Transfer back beat (5)

14: The woman records family diplomas (9)

16: Confined bear without a trade (9)

19: A small rig is something worth having (5)

21: Employ heart-broken Spartans where disaster came to pass. (11)

23: Anger that is constraining response (3)

24: Decline a stab in bum (7)

25: The unwell were first to be cut down.(7)

27: Seabird coming back around by mistake (7)

28: Bouquets of flowers, freshly opened (5)
Down
1: A drop of the hard stuff? (7)

2: Gradually reduce European Community requisitions for playback devices (4,9)

3: Neither's partner participated in an orchestra (3)

4: Continuously flows from the right to enter a competitive group on board (7)

5: Guess I'm gettin' old and wise at last (7)

6: Quiet floor decoration is a sign of indifference (5)

7: One watching over entrance returns identifying label (7)

10: Thinks about frolicking like she's a sitcom actress (6,7)

12: Head of the Venetians bagging dead duck (5)

15: It flies out of Nepal! (5)

16: Small bed put out by the front of every house (7)

17: Name of place where cat ate a little horse? (7)

18: Russian leader unorthodox in style (7)

20: As Rev. Spooner might say, 'Please remain tomorrow' (7)

22: Imported food injected with nitrogen (5)

26: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)




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