Crossword for Thu, 27/Sep/2007

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Across
2: Startled, grabs sailor (3)

4: Bride's outfit - a sort of shirt by Jean-Jacques? (9)

7: Hollywood location less than clean (7)

8: Computer screen is OK with time sped up (7)

11: Flower part to lapse badly (5)

12: These go far in repair plan, essentially (9)

13: Conclude a recitation off-key (11)

15: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

17: Standard style of music rejected (3)

18: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

19: Set cruise-ship for the puritan (4-5)

22: Religious types taking some time in the morning? (5)

23: Cuts taxes (7)

24: Avoid duty like a self-satisfied leg-puller (7)

25: ESP school worried ancient dramatist (9)

26: Looks like an eyesore, sounds like an eyesore (3)
Down
1: File abbreviated manuscript before trip promoting graphic series (9)

2: Hornblower found a strange dog hidden by a hill (9)

3: To initiate into communist units, they carry the vital gas. (3, 5, 5)

4: Lands filled with soft-shelled creatures (9)

5: Feed all but the first stranger (5)

6: Englishman opening a can to dine at home (3,2)

9: Pal teased about crazy snack food (6,7)

10: Nightwear and jersey top added in afterthought (3)

14: Foolishly I air spats of beekeepers (9)

15: Is big lady in tatters forever? (9)

16: Make a deep impression, bound by ties initially thought to be most vexatious (9)

19: Grant loud colour (3)

20: Go over and bring harness-racing horse back (5)

21: Arenas almost filling with the hooter (5)




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