Crossword for Fri, 6/Mar/2009

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Across
1: Religious observance improves personality a little (7)

5: Noodling ragtime might make you move back and forth (7)

8: Prosecutor entering motion following air conditioning company manager's initial settlement (13)

10: Sing gist of laudatory ode loudly (5)

11: Leave Carol, with little taste, spreading rumors (9)

12: Exegesis of clue an idiot misunderstood (11)

14: God, transforming first day into last night, was received (3)

15: One may be transported by this kiss, it's said (3)

17: Mixed greens and teals, so dad's remodeled (6,5)

19: Where Gen X discuss motor damage amid brief pursuit (9)

20: Me, in bed with heavenly body? (5)

22: Pal teased about crazy snack food (6,7)

24: Yew chopped up inside close to January (3,4)

25: Spas misplaced rosters (7)
Down
1: Painting a beard (7)

2: Reportedly remained sober (5)

3: Surpass former church leader, at first (5)

4: In all, just a little peak. (3)

5: One Miss Horn takes a tumble with guys having outlaw spirits (11)

6: Consents to accepting decline in rates of change (9)

7: One's in a band on the way up (7)

9: Its near the tradesmens entrance after dark (5)

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

13: Bury terror when its said to raise its ugly head (9)

15: Puts a stake on the defence (5)

16: Superficial passage stuck into pig (7)

18: Explains how to get rid of rear ends! (7)

20: Master strokes and coos in your ear (5)

21: Mister T ignored Scrooge (5)

23: Freshen the atmosphere (3)




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