Crossword for Thu, 3/Jan/2008

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Across
1: Arranged date in Cairo means extermination (11)

7: Sixpence for big cheese? (1.1.1.)

9: Army lieutenant offers options for leaders in a distant state (5)

10: Mixed bag to drain into tip or refuse (9)

11: Film relay got mixed up (5)

13: Do over eco-law lacking initiative (2-5)

14: On the other hand, spare second French town (7)

16: Choice among novel items (5)

17: Run away with Cockney stride (5)

18: They try canopies (7)

19: Quickly strip satay cut (2,1,4)

21: Complete western part of golf course (5)

24: Bury terror when its said to raise its ugly head (9)

26: Hellish center for immigration? (5)

27: Terrier shows how to stray (3)

28: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)
Down
1: Messages transmitted about a mile (1-4)

2: Driverless wagon approaches Y with great pains (5)

3: Upset with fashionable kind of coat I wore (down) (9)

4: Venomous enemy lurks in Caspians (3)

5: Disturbed intruder, pet disturbed. (11)

6: Early start after midday not a soul there! (2-3)

7: Multitalented near-phony described by 'vile' (9)

8: Don't indicate so much that's futile (9)

12: 7-down relic? (6,5)

14: Evita Peron endlessly tortured spy (9)

15: Keep an eye on a new teak floor (4,5)

16: Noted Methodist almost turned up here, not there (9)

20: Magnets break rules (5)

22: Retro eatery has nothing covered in grease (5)

23: Face-off stopped and relieved the pressure (5)

25: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)




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