Crossword for Sun, 28/Nov/2010

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Across
2: Holder of strange ritual of troll (5,8)

9: Violent overthrow of government up to cadet, unfortunately (4,5)

10: Smithys workplace agreement not originally despicable, not totally! (5)

11: Burning temperature of coupling (9)

12: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

13: Period email feature (3)

15: Fast times with company cracked high-strung recruiter (6,5)

16: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

21: Famous gardens said to move one to speak. (3)

24: I've lost struggle (3)

25: Ultimately, dconstruire, to the French intellectual, is simple (9)

27: Follow in broken suede shoes (5)

28: Questionable act raises link between stories (9)

29: Uncouth chaps met Engel under stress. (4,9)
Down
1: Perhaps stonefish can be found in shamrock code. (7)

2: After Friday, Luke gets a piece of tail? (5)

3: Auto manufacturer meeting a lieutenant in 'The Ancient Mariner'? (3,4)

4: Trailer crashed in second test (7)

5: Figure it can go to pieces (7)

6: Strange nectars induce dreamlike states. (7)

7: Grant authority to gaucho, finally, packing whip for farm animals (9)

8: Unscripted part for head librarian (2,3)

14: If forced, see idle TV broadcast (9)

17: Choice bergamot subdues growler (7)

18: Thirteenth in a series, ER's about an Aussie racketeer who took repeated slams? (7)

19: 'Observe!' I cry to the audience (7)

20: Dopey met hero with a proposition (7)

22: Supremely clever stories, overlaid with humor (7)

23: Navigate by terse directions (5)

26: Practise using public transport (5)




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