Crossword for Sun, 4/May/2008

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Across
1: Wretched sea creature eating a little (7)

4: Place to grow fruit trees, or a leafy veggie (7)

8: Computer screen is OK with time sped up (7)

10: Assembly said Dracula's sick (7)

11: First in Irish language to efface (5)

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

13: Finish up with discontinued language? (6,3)

16: An inadequate food? (5)

17: First-class puzzle originally from Ontario is available (2,3)

18: Accent on three feet as a place of rest? (9)

20: Subscribe once more to Nazarene weekly in part (5)

22: A clown circled at a distance (5)

23: Monster devouring head of old mounted soldier (7)

24: Wild game cooking in ovens (7)

25: Electronic man swallowed spring (7)

26: Always, the final way is a mountain! (7)
Down
1: Get cosy slip due to fray (5,2)

2: Not exactly the most recent coffee (5)

3: Maenad has one lower hot underwear (9)

4: Madison's statue (5)

5: Flimsy cord around basket material (9)

6: Cheaper oil, gas distributed in Island chains (13)

7: Princess tardy! Many eyes widened. (7)

9: A little sports car, let to harassed Southern belle (8,5)

14: Star Keanu ultimately involved with certain salespeople's backing (9)

15: Can patriot make paver dither? (4-5)

17: Again Italian couple is late (7)

19: Dead time after amusement in December (7)

21: Starts to name Olivia Newton-John 'Country Entertainer' for the time being (5)

22: Making a comeback in White Horse Inn, a musical heroine (5)




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