Crossword for Sun, 4/Jan/2009

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Across
1: English philosopher cured pig (5)

4: Whip a pick-me-up to cause stupor (9).

9: Agrees that a course should be forwarded to the primary school (7)

10: Closer to morning, sound of storyteller follows organ (7)

11: Don't accept deterioration (7)

13: Nearly everyone can work on the course without help (5)

15: Get the wrong idea, damn it, distressed about breaks (13)

16: Canadian water ordered for regal tea-break (5,4,4)

21: Old Mongoloid to farewell religious leader (5)

22: Game cooked in ovens (7)

24: After starting, speedy trip across (7)

25: Swimming-pool man to take off? (7)

27: Opening for Fish in building trade (9)

28: Explosive overturns our empty can (5)
Down
2: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

3: Caretakers for a number of little orphans (7)

4: Cretins wrecked the water tank! (7)

5: Gee, Etna exploding can't be more than twenty years old (7)

6: Dreads mistake in time-share (7)

7: I see marks on jumbled party favors (11)

8: Herb upset Rico; also with little hesitation (9)

9: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

12: Exciting moment, actor as reviewer (11)

14: Large cab I maneuvered, following a set of rules (9)

17: Small songbirds destroyed mitt near diamond (7)

18: Serious musical talent at home (7)

19: Celebrations to the light, right, every which way (7)

20: With Silver, all females have such a name! (7)

23: Sister gets nothing, we hear (3)

26: Cull out from top ten (3)




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