Crossword for Mon, 4/Aug/2008

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Across
1: Ministers ordain art evil? I doctor a reversal (13)

7: Drink has little zip (7)

9: Glowering over textile activity (7)

10: Mister T ignored Scrooge (5)

12: A sign of winter here in Paris -- clashes when ash is dumped (7)

13: More stylish bronze-backed row of seats (7)

15: Duck turning up initially looking like a Walt Disney animated goose (7)

16: Snob detaining listener? Flee! (4,3)

17: Offensive time: that woman's in restraints (7)

19: Log support for unknown Housing Director (7)

20: Woodland deity posed six months (5)

22: Spruce up top Spanish sable producer (7)

23: Surprisingly tautest act (7)

24: Nick shouts - and theres trouble brewing! (3,5,2,3)
Down
1: Silver cap for crewless name (7)

2: Small pieces of choral works missing tenor part (5)

3: Cant this band collect any moss? (7,6)

4: E.g., told story about cave-men (11)

5: Trim waist in figure (9)

6: Appreciate it: a large data format (7)

8: Location of cheating, fiercer gender (4,9)

11: For Proust, life's purpose springs from remembrance of a torn desire (6,5)

14: Rent dinner suit at drapers? Not Des! (4,5)

16: Employs as token members (5,2)

18: Doctor urges: 'Remove Roy's heart in operation' (7)

21: West's last: bottom spade, perhaps (5)




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