Crossword for Thu, 26/Feb/2009

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Across
1: Love to influence the polar type. (9)

6: It may be used in candy or brought back in taxi (5)

8: Polyamide used by many Londoners (5)

9: One giving evidence, if ignored, would be more snappish (9)

12: Frequently decimal? (5)

13: Rejections concern enthusiasts (7)

14: Have I the power to appear friendly? (7)

15: Woman politely restraining cad on pavement (7)

17: Artist's entrance (7)

19: Risks finally taking strolls (7)

20: Good eater has more gut upsets (7)

22: Steals, returning three-legged chair (5)

23: Healer making solemn statement about upcoming writers (9)

24: Old physician in sheltered church (5)

25: Notes spent in Germany (5)

26: Spooner claims Disney kinda tears content (4-5)
Down
2: Taking ones cue from subsequent courtship (9,4)

3: Wire fences on street for lawman (9)

4: Extreme aims voiced (7)

5: No saint takes strong drink as a remedy (7)

6: Go up cedar's first branch (5)

7: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)

10: Disbelieving customer found in fetid cell in turmoil. (7,6)

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

16: Judges made this committee cut lawn around Monday (6,3)

18: Upended Sparta's rulers (7)

19: Girl hangs around artists' quarter for something to get tanked with? (7)

21: Anchors in peat bogs (5)




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