Crossword for Sun, 31/Dec/2006

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Across
1: Exercising self-control in Europe, for example (9)

4: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)

7: Blacked out counter-studies about court (7)

9: Hold torn veil held by busy worker (7)

10: Gold tooth, perhaps, in satellite? (7)

11: Song about death for lover of Theseus (7)

14: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)

16: Poles in trouble with character from Greece (7)

17: A murder suspect, one hears? (7)

20: Ran into a section of the time-table (3)

21: Make money and set out to be serious (7)

22: Adult party to entertain disheartened women (5-2)

24: Circus performer in a European big top (7)

28: Bird seen in springtime? Nonsense! (7)

29: Anyway - no! (3)

30: 'True men' is false (9)
Down
2: Fires possibly singe it (7)

3: Clean oneself, but in reverse (3)

4: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

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

6: Nick shouts - and theres trouble brewing! (3,5,2,3)

7: Guess what the benighted marksman did? (4,2,3,4)

8: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

11: A revolutionary New England state or an Indian state (5)

12: I shall be sick! (3)

13: Material featured in 'Sudden Impact' (5)

15: Fine that woman with little hesitation (5)

16: A heron regrets losing its wings (5)

18: Fish spawn upstream in little orifices (3)

19: Dope turned to eat bun, starting off big (7)

23: Neither's partner participated in an orchestra (3)

25: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

26: Sounds like a wolf on the coast (3)

27: Thumb Drum? (3)




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