Crossword for Thu, 26/Mar/2009

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Across
2: Do as I say in short retreat (5)

4: Friday wraps up with pals (7)

8: Lament the first person heard in good judgment (4,3)

10: A methodical soldier? (7)

11: Tits are flying birds (7)

12: French heart pines for early courses (7)

15: Ministers ordain art evil? I doctor a reversal (13)

17: Fool gets share of standards in 25-down (13)

20: On second thoughts, rising fish glitter (7)

22: First class patch to mix a pancake (7).

24: Helps jazz musicians after the first (7)

25: Remodeled place is distinctive (7)

26: What models do when embraced by former Democrat leader - all is revealed (7)

27: Hunger after party for senior member of group (5)
Down
1: Take tricks with this wit? (5)

2: Frank comes to fall practice a lot (9)

3: Dont alter it, child; its a hat! (7)

4: Maiden from France lowers bloomers (7)

5: Dine out and stop being vague (13)

6: Scandinavian boatmen or sea-faring characters (5)

7: Pen extracts articles from satay (3)

9: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)

13: Bouquet's sent up to network director? (5)

14: Fastens curls (5)

16: African anti-exchange, barricading bank Central Bank (9)

18: Fancied whos coming to dinner, we hear (7)

19: Blamed and nailed copper, scam's leader on the inside (7)

21: He told tales about a love with foresight. (5)

23: Wayward schoolgirl's taken home (5)

24: Ripen mangoes evenly (3)




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