Crossword for Fri, 6/Nov/2009

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Across
1: Pinker and harder to find (5)

4: Shock with exclamations while mounting horse (9)

8: Capital - a Schubert composition (9)

9: Silent, cat backs away from it (5)

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

13: I am to beat urge (7)

15: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

16: Certain European in age-worn convertible (9)

18: Traded partners for sprint ~ (5,4)

19: Worthless even when recycled (3)

20: Jenny adopted Bill (it's subject to change) (7)

22: Settler rearranged alphabet components (7)

24: Private dinner starts late (5)

25: Conductor of opera rising in encore (9)

27: In the wee hours, come together sideways (9)

28: Uneven ships cable made from hemp (5)
Down
1: Cheer supporting blue automaton (5)

2: He explored star (7,6)

3: Regains no recollection from thinking (9)

4: Number One in facetiousness (3)

5: Bend in Pennsylvania court case related to revered founder (11)

6: Got excited by unusual tulip (3,2)

7: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

10: Illness I catch performing exercises? (13)

12: Support a deranged original (11)

14: German painter in a southern state (5)

15: Like powerful uncle in Indian state? (5)

17: Cleopatra and her court's quirky pet saying (9)

21: Prohibit couple from erotically wearing less clothing (5)

23: Not moving yet (5)

24: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)

26: Looks like an eyesore, sounds like an eyesore (3)




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