Crossword for Fri, 29/Jan/2010

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Across
1: Bishop has support from this criminal (5)

4: Vaudeville star to lead opening of Angela's Grandma (3,6)

8: Pick a wrong angle (5)

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

11: Has beach porno upset those repulsed by Web developers? (13)

12: Vessel in swell exit (7)

14: Sick love leads soldier to start contemplating irrationality. (7)

16: Exotic cider as cocktail (7)

17: Stapling a strict clump of stomach (7)

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

21: By no means the cleverest, anyway (9)

23: Denim -- a genuine clothing icon (5)

24: Sailor Paul in oilcloth (9)

25: Small pieces of choral works missing tenor part (5)
Down
1: Ponders company portals embracing information technology (9)

2: Uncovered some letters written back in Sumerian epoch (4-3)

3: Cook ran; ragout spilled; one might jump to conclusions here? (8,5)

4: Child is to depart, finally (3)

5: Inciting anger in the ruler of a Utah city? (9)

6: Acid destroyed brace (5)

7: Is next to a total bust (5)

10: One-time philosophical teaching turned him to classics (13)

13: Tool placed under sack as a safety precaution (4,5)

15: Cool customers liable to be tossed? (9)

18: Others acquired skill to turn over a new leaf (7)

19: One who leads many after something irrational. (5)

20: Abstract art is just one step.(5)

22: One may be a very long time (3)




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