Crossword for Wed, 28/Jan/2009

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Across
1: It's truly deep at sea, so they say (9)

6: Pathological bumbler holds a record (5)

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

10: One appears at jetty to lead the way (7)

11: Hazardous emanation from river used by a crime boss (5)

14: Love sounded wrong for aunt and primate (5-4)

16: Bird gets an eminent man (5)

17: Singers in a special Tosca production (5)

18: Excitedly rerun tape for thrill (9)

20: Outspoken one-time Houston gridiron pro and mathematician (5)

22: Rams try beating hounds to death (7)

24: Ships use up aid at sea; remain in a grave situation (4,2,7)

26: Hellish painter spoke piffle (5)

27: Spread Dianne's pearls around (9)
Down
1: Exchange recipe describing a small amount of relish on rolled up taco (11)

2: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

3: Right to possess an address (5)

4: Strange red item showing black mark (7)

5: Russian leader unorthodox in style (7)

6: Argue about something boring (5)

7: How to get around doing business, essentially (3)

8: Reportedly is nostalgic for wife (3)

12: Does the wandering hero duly hostess perplex? (7)

13: Crazy to clean sons in awful mess (11)

15: Oxygen is pretty amusing. (3)

16: Perfect counter-spy equipment (3)

18: Corrected and finished after mid-December (7)

19: Stays concerned with water pipes (7)

21: Stormy channel discovered? (5)

23: Reportedly pull down more money at work (5)

24: at peoples uptown bar for starters? (3)

25: Walesa still embodies how Nobel Laureates soar? (3)




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