Crossword for Thu, 28/Feb/2008

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Across
1: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

4: Erma Roddy smoked a Camel (9)

8: Like powerful uncle in Indian state? (5)

9: Rare occasions of father embracing woman with sign (9)

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

11: Demand payment? Just so! (5)

13: On your feet! (8,5)

16: Mild guess: I die reassembling a nasty weapon (6,7)

19: Sailor takes gym class to slim down (5)

21: Mata Hari flitting around eastern part of old Palestine (9)

23: Strange lingo - some new expression (9)

24: Understood I engaged in diplomacy (5)

25: Open singles with additional meaning (9)

26: God! Get real! There's no point getting upset (3)
Down
1: Girl hatches subterfuge in prison tower (11)

2: Saves and secures stranger (7)

3: I'm to intercede without delay (9)

4: Drank up in station (5)

5: Suggestions for obvious singles (9)

6: Run away with Cockney stride (5)

7: Tasman has a way for French theologian, Peter (7)

12: Barque, for one, is a trio-tutor (5-6)

14: Curse the mother country? (9)

15: Central Slovak airport damaged 16-down (9)

17: Mischievous child learning to beg (7)

18: Upright drunk's interjection interrupts the others briefly (7)

20: Settle on shattered torso (5)

22: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)




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