Crossword for Wed, 28/Mar/2007

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Across
1: The star of 'Ellen' has at folks with substandard morals (11)

7: Lifeblood of dope (3)

9: Drug problem for 100, in sum (9)

10: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)

11: The old Queen was said to be a grizzly mother.(3-4)

12: Detains stranger as a substitute (7)

14: Swings needing repair by unknown stock gauge (4,4,5)

18: Something good made by mini drink packer! (6,7)

21: Gets bastion rebuilt (7)

24: Italian composer making endless noise, sir (7)

27: In no state to contain a pregnant virgin? (3)

28: Smorgasbord attendance takes a beating (9)

29: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

30: Inspects old radical for a moment (5, 6)
Down
1: Birds in white trousers (5)

2: Balls thrown at gophers (9)

3: German overwhelmed by naked touch (5)

4: Tapes note on particular kinds of trousers (7)

5: Cost of teaching cooking to Inuit (7)

6: Edges of seasides (5).

7: Policeman extremely sensitive about opportunity (5)

8: They're hard to reconcile, Turkey Day displays featuring beef (9)

13: Cry at nothing and hope to be only slightly cowardly? (9)

15: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

16: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)

17: Strange set-back overwhelms blundering bravado (7-2)

19: Friend of Snow White's party nearly complete (7)

20: Singer Mel, not heartless, is suffering (7)

22: Principle unaffected by revolution (5)

23: One hundred-odd bits of bombs in some projectiles initially (5)

25: Dessert is said to be set. (5)

26: I had been at the front, and retired (5)




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