Crossword for Sun, 6/Dec/2009

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Across
1: Modernise rear, in the opinion of escort (5,2,2,4)

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

10: Goes bad and accepts never-ending abuses of the system (5)

11: Ran into a section of the time-table (3)

12: Its out-of-date to need a permit for the course (5)

13: Judges made this committee cut lawn around Monday (6,3)

15: Get rid of former spouse on passing train (5)

16: Bouquet's sent up to network director? (5)

18: Smallest-diameter bolt installed in tree house (9)

20: Wild rose engulfs one willow (5)

21: Later round without an opponent (3)

22: Figaro manufactures some scent (5)

24: Foresees a three iron, just as Cassandra did. (7, 6)

26: Uncouth chaps met Engel under stress. (4,9)
Down
2: Abnormally mintier in the meantime (7)

3: Mary-Jane crochets her Pop a jumper (11)

4: Local bounder flooded field, say, producing fruit (9)

5: Group of eight initially outwits coup to enter Tripoli (5)

6: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)

7: Pauses awkwardly after error but steadies nerves (5,2)

8: Felt strangely about unfinished age-old recorder (9)

9: Mink, for one, may fly when theres trouble (3)

12: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

13: Bird's cautious after officer captures donkey (9)

14: Eccentric team owner is behind the times (4-5)

17: Fish or insect for captain (7)

19: Vanity items go wild (7)

21: Person believing - except for Satanic evil (5)

23: Copy of top ten missing (3)

25: Uninitiated stoop to finish (3)




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