Crossword for Wed, 29/Dec/2010

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Across
1: Cast Miss Stone for dewy quality (9)

6: Wise men get introduction to conjuring tricks (5)

9: Small United Nations state (South Korea) getting excellent, if abbreviated, kind of exposure (9)

11: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)

12: Acid destroyed brace (5)

13: Step right in cement mixture (9)

14: Uncouth chaps met Engel under stress. (4,9)

17: Pal teased about crazy snack food (6,7)

22: Everlasting variety for Peter and Paul (9)

24: A humorous writer or two (5)

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

26: Crazy to signal a desire for the old days (9)

27: Fancy decoration thats cool on the surface? (5)

28: Show singular glasses? (9)
Down
1: Makes a killing in Massachusetts land holdings (9)

2: Pub undoes gross implications (9)

3: Carrier's gotta be upset (4,3)

4: The last movement produces great passion (7)

5: Pattern upset clients (7)

7: A garden ornament makes men go mad (5)

8: Heavenly visitor to arrive on time (5)

10: Vapour trapped in paste amethyst (5)

15: Ale curing outbreak of nervous pain (9)

16: Suggest out loud you dined wickedly (9)

18: Old physician in sheltered church (5)

19: Queen is gaga for horses (7)

20: Officers mentioned coat (7)

21: Arouse interest in Scripture verses after a time (7)

22: Drink from fractured pipes (5)

23: Updike hero taking time off to see teacher (5)




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