Crossword for Thu, 3/May/2012

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Across
1: Praised moving anguish (7)

6: Its strange to go back to a novice for a wall decoration (5)

9: Explosion is bomb's first and last (5)

10: With little preparation, I'm leading dance with piano and pair of utus (9)

11: Sarah has friends from France on a Greek island (7)

12: Those with regrets reining in destroyers (7)

13: Ever-practical, Mr. Vader keeps own little piggy (4-2-5)

14: Spring restored sap (3)

16: Take Chair in university (3)

18: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

23: A hundred are guaranteed to get this hairstyle (7)

24: Deck out detective, putting pants on backwards (5,2)

25: Limbaugh, getting into cable, is liable to be overwhelmed (9)

26: Putter smeared with dark, sticky goo (5)

27: Belgian port getting rid of an idiot (5)

28: Italian dessert: Spelling eats a huge amount, Braxton eats a scrap (7)

Down
2: Everyone in exhibition lacking in character (7)

3: Try to seduce (7)

4: Again send out note describing Susie misbehaving (7)

5: Top dog in hiding from distemper organisms (7)

6: Back room is attached to home originally for Moroccan (7)

7: Frantically parries swords (7)

8: Praises cricket ground in a speech (5)

9: Bees encircling trash--back, over, and above (7)

15: Examining remains of vehicle spy bombed (7)

17: Not going back, confident, with shaved head (7)

18: Its cold! Hurry up and ground it ... (5,2)

19: Herb gets into place for icy dessert (7)

20: Put a bit of petrol in Bug and Probe (7)

21: Hand dog (7)

22: Conclude it was no place of intense heat (7)

23: Understood I engaged in diplomacy (5)





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