Crossword for Sat, 4/May/2013

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Across
1: Belgian port getting rid of an idiot (5)

5: Distraught minister loses son in transition time (7)

9: Actual air of confusion calculating insurance premiums (9)

10: Great review at debut of Naughty Bird (5)

11: We hear you require complete articles for this royal thriller. (7,6)

13: One making a mess is resentful oaf, per Rev. Spooner (9)

15: Prepared for real active time (5)

16: Heavenly visitor to arrive on time (5)

18: Contrarily tough, arriving cool (9)

21: Free sex, lips in beer; it's beyond words (13)

24: Each time, I lost message for Alice (3,2)

25: Vaudeville star to lead opening of Angela's Grandma (3,6)

26: One embracing a lover with a little pizzazz (7)

27: A fellow's legs may be protected by these (5)
Down
1: Hikers' path around Virginia is hard work (7)

2: Former color no longer in production? (7)

3: Secure below mountain climbing station (9)

4: Scantily-clad in only a shred of fibre. (5)

5: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)

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

7: Reverse engineer, at last, recipe for dish best served cold? (7)

8: Send Tim out for attitude (4-3)

12: Archipelagos concluded thus in Nigeria (5)

14: Mark in Russian bar, empty the night before (5)

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

16: Fancy me sitting in broken chair (7)

17: Eminent performer in some art form (7)

19: Some Oriental craft for old U.S. President Eric (7)

20: For U2's principle music makers, I.R.A.'s tug viewed in a different light (7)

22: Fold suit and undershirt (5)

23: Reprise Piaf's secret: old-fashioned tone (5)

25: Startled, grabs sailor (3)




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