Crossword for Wed, 5/Oct/2011

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

7: The end of a fire (or a month?) (5)

9: Hot burnt residue is on hot pot (7)

11: Simpletons at home with no money (9)

12: Mousy girlfriend loses head and bellybutton (5)

13: Underworld boss can be found among crazy sun-worshippers (7)

14: For slimmers: food almost tasteless, initially, and costing nothing? (3-4)

15: Shell compensate for loss in certain risky starts (7)

18: Well-brewed litre of this is a symbol of Irish pride. (7)

21: Clean, polished spear (5)

22: Never out of order, a Kennedy is greatly admired (9)

23: Without a bit of Retin-A, stops wrinkles (7)

24: With a big smile, catch a Royal fish (5)

25: Fine legs confused emotions (5,8)

Down
1: Indict a sprinkling of reporters? (7)

2: One hundred listed as 'washed up' (7)

3: Fumbles about and trips (7)

4: Dilapidated sofa contained initially some hot embers: something's burnt remains. (5, 2)

5: Fishing equipment for MacGill? (7)

6: Get with a Chicago threesome, the night before a big event (7)

8: Steer TS into alternative routes (4,7)

10: Martyr fighting segregation (5,6)

15: 49 + 51: 101? To start with, that's wrong (7)

16: Ray! Say lad, smile! (7)

17: With diverse amendments? (7)

18: Napoleonic site on Web is reactionary, very likely (7)

19: Turk's seat (7)

20: Refined women suppressing desires, principally for boys (7)





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