Crossword for Fri, 4/Mar/2011

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Across
1: Built exotic deer, etc. (7)

5: Be embraced by a giant like the Dalai Lama (7)

8: Tin trains converted while travelling? (2,7)

9: Classic gibberish (5)

10: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

11: Left with pal carrying new gold case (11)

12: With fingernails, boy catches sole (7)

14: Do I have the capacity to be good-natured? (7)

17: Curled back at last course (7)

18: Nice gal unusually well-behaved (7)

19: Girl hatches subterfuge in prison tower (11)

23: Short bloke discontinued hike (3)

24: Meal for 4 divided by 50 (5)

25: Aliens' organization trailed by very important rebel (9)

26: Fools around near hellholes (7)

27: California owl sounds like being in a partnership of sorts? (7)
Down
1: Sadly, Tim agreed and left the country (9)

2: Catches misusing teen slang (9)

3: Call girl sting nabs head of Moral Majority (5)

4: Smear record colour - that one (9)

5: Lug worm finally being a symbol (5)

6: Gin and tonic's third gulped by person arising (9)

7: Emily gets into the topic (5)

13: There aren't any comebacks after such a poor performance. (2, 7)

14: A nice gal's gone for a pain reliever (9)

15: Freezing - with nothing on top? (5,4)

16: Strangely enough, cat's lease keeps getting bigger (9)

20: Driverless wagon approaches Y with great pains (5)

21: Lion's ground meat (5)

22: Light touch of resplendence covers humble beginnings (5)




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