Crossword for Fri, 5/Oct/2007

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

6: Mineral springs start to moderate involuntary muscular contraction (5)

8: Dance to old home recording (3 4)

9: Did a boob resemble navel? (7)

11: Dryest arts die painfully (7)

12: Get zany, swimming in exotic river (7)

13: Zilch sent off for veal cutlet (9)

16: A carriage returned in pieces (5)

17: He told tales about a love with foresight. (5)

18: Cad mad about Dutch port (9)

20: Embarrassed when a graduate took off (7)

23: Make mistake with a check, largely irregular (7)

25: Crazy bald guy in Beetle (7)

26: Mild oath from Yogi about work (7)

27: Factory to unveil cheap lantern part (5)

28: Soundly folds belt, does evening wear (7)
Down
1: OJ rants about USC football players (7)

2: Designed dashing ten-ton pick-up (3-5,5)

3: Doll part, that is (5)

4: Prize pate spread (9)

5: Duck down as filler for your caps... (5)

6: Slight urge at night (5)

7: Part of the USA obscured by mist and dew? (7)

10: Irregular bouts of activity suit beach scrubbers (4,3,6)

14: Rascal and wuss taking week off (3)

15: Rev. Spooner suggests superior makes fast mail merge site (6,3)

16: Five kills one. (3)

17: Quickly strip satay cut (2,1,4)

19: 21-across A lot of fuss about a trifling matter, according to Shakespeare? (4,3,5,7)

21: Clip securing a bow at the front of sister's dress (5)

22: How might number mine something? (5)

24: Finagle identity for stiff (5)




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