Crossword for Wed, 3/Aug/2011

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Across
2: Beat it and ran, for example, with Girl Scout ingredients (9,4)

7: Fumbles about and trips (7)

9: Frequently failed to get in touch with resort that sounds very comfortable. (7)

10: Giant reptiles make a racket and love southern gold, but principally really stink! (9)

12: Pinker and harder to find (5)

14: War ultimately helps attacks (5)

15: Fixes sheep's stomach- a classic Yankee feature (9)

17: Greek character now collecting stamps (9)

19: Point back to itself. (5)

20: Bring someone to Court Street meeting (5)

21: Rug behind structure in Scottish city (9)

22: Pack animal swallows a red candy (7)

24: Employs as token members (5,2)

25: Changed musician not so offensively pious (13)
Down
1: Smokey's threat turning up deep in northern parts (5,4)

2: Mere chance of depression interrupting peace (11)

3: 7-down relic? (6,5)

4: Undesirable Mark is worn out, holding me back (7)

5: Take a turn or a thousand dollars (3)

6: Downright fine (5)

8: Bouquets of flowers, freshly opened (5)

11: Bright-sounding agenda touches on heavyweight legend (5,6)

13: Incomplete raw data lies in largely unexplored regions (4,7)

16: Wyatt sharpens up listening devices (9)

18: Have a go at draw (7)

19: Caress one grand puzzlemaster (5)

20: Folds formal wear for the Speaker (5)

23: Managed in lower Antwerp (3)




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