Crossword for Thu, 25/Jun/2009

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Across
2: Varies order in command? That's debatable (13)

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

11: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

12: Cuts back small curls (7)

15: An inhabitant of Eastern Europe makes love nearer the middle (7)

16: Tool placed under sack as a safety precaution (4,5)

19: Cake decoration methods essentially deleted from ancient Chinese book (5)

21: Fill-in professional almost rewrote the column (5)

22: Relaxed back at vicarage with a NZ channel (6,3)

23: Diet I'm crazy about will eventually set boundaries (7)

25: Encase most of the Ashes wrongly (7)

27: Pass mould (3)

28: Thats sensible; has the eagle perhaps landed? (4-2-5)

31: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)
Down
1: Trying restful turns around ship (9)

3: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

4: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

5: Wives' strange ideas (5)

6: Conclude a recitation off-key (11)

7: Mirages, i.e., distorted visions (9)

8: Two articles in French about Diamonds and Big Dipper (5)

10: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

13: Pick up line for first man swinging both ways? (5,2,4)

14: Shy away from women's clothing (5)

17: About to get together in call to mind (9)

18: Continues wild parties after inauguration (5)

20: Balls thrown at gophers (9)

23: City that cowboys used to avoid (5)

24: Finishes wet, so throw the girl something for drying (5)

26: Start reducing salt? (3)

29: Draw a stomach uprising (3)

30: Aliens set off (3)




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