Crossword for Thu, 30/Aug/2012

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Across
1: Nothing, absolutely (almost) nothing, disturbs cool guys' covers (9)

6: Child can be heard getting out of bed at dawn. (3, 2)

9: Tarheels buried by swarming Hornet club (9)

10: Leaf in fancy plate (5)

11: Anger that is constraining response (3)

12: Is Pat suitable? (3)

13: Hundreds of restless desires in the trenches (7)

15: Dirt caught in footwear (7)

17: Nine in story by Aesop can be saved (7)

19: Mr. Upton dressed, one suit being just like any other? (2-5)

20: Heads appearing strange in distorting lens (7)

22: Sci-fi pioneer composes Mercury Sources (1.1.,5)

25: Emergency room stocks one sensitive organ (3)

26: Wander around inside territory (3)

27: Great stories about spice (5)

29: Strange set-back overwhelms blundering bravado (7-2)

30: Confuse Garfield, dashing back inside (5)

31: Shout the chaps to initial therapy.(9)
Down
1: Gets in boats at sea (7)

2: Giddy Texan rube gets out of hand (9)

3: Farmyard creatures defining an unlikely story? (4,3,4)

4: Proficient in arithmetic, starting with short division (5)

5: Church assembly contributing to heresy? No dice! (5)

6: How to eat the heart of marsupial (3)

7: Nick's not at church (5)

8: Officers mentioned coat (7)

14: I'll be stuffed if I'll deal with him!. (11)

16: Lick up pal (3)

17: Revolves around a star. (3)

18: Bird dog bites boisterous lad (4,5)

19: Loss of this animal is no laughing matter. (2, 5)

21: Separate from the pile, not in following type (4,3)

23: Odd one enters, lured back (5)

24: Down by one shot (5)

25: Weird canal echo (5)

28: Without it, set call for recompense (3)




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