Crossword for Mon, 3/Sep/2012

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Across
1: Flower - say, in Victoria's province - to raise (9)

5: Dessert is said to be set. (5)

8: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

9: Hang back, keeping right next to person buying a jumper (11)

11: Almost all I have is lousy (5)

12: Always heading off without getting paid (9)

13: Hordes of unions' speakers (5)

15: Keep rolling and swelling, Doc! (7)

16: Sty? (7)

20: Hellish painter spoke piffle (5)

23: Some leading trios are essentially reenacting poems (4,5)

24: African leader reversed stance on fabled writer (5)

25: Thus might florin study a silly timekeeper (3-3,5)

26: Freshen the atmosphere (3)

27: Side-face, or front? (5)

28: Change order: Raise scope (9)
Down
1: From memory, next to courage (2,5)

2: Small songbirds destroyed mitt near diamond (7)

3: Predatory bird decapitated dog (5)

4: Have sheriff's helpers joined Nazi police (7)

5: Rebs to can fresh edible crustacean from southern states (5,4)

6: Col in unopened 10-across tie (7)

7: Before much time has elapsed a nobleman takes that over there (5,2)

10: Egad, a saw, run in reverse (5)

14: Go thump basketball timer (4,5)

16: Having a tendency to spring back, cats lie skittishly (7)

17: Eeyore's nasty, and an ugly thing (7)

18: One providing funds for last one in debt (7)

19: A small rig is something worth having (5)

21: In a way, suffer from stain all around us (7)

22: The rope got twisted by a shrub (3-4)

24: Hate because sailor gets a head start in Oregon (5)




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