Crossword for Wed, 6/Jun/2007

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Across
2: Holder of strange ritual of troll (5,8)

7: First-class puzzle originally from Ontario is available (2,3)

9: Testy chap distributed funds for incidentals (5,4)

11: Reformed drinker helps a water distributor (9,4)

12: See Dennis, unfortunately, in poverty (9)

13: Vegetable has red cap (5)

14: Rushes for middle of glossed lip (5)

16: Lie in Fiat car; be deformed (9)

19: Menzies-Carr alliance keeps eye on silly timers (3-3,7)

22: Mere mists conjured up by hypnotist (9)

23: Delete Times editorial first (5)

24: Clearly notes Earths at a particular compass point (4-5-4)
Down
1: Deliver a sweetener to mix with your date? (5,4,4)

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

3: Sickens up, reels with disgust (7)

4: Tarka beheads scoundrel (5)

5: Belonging to you, is getting to me, Herb (5)

6: Banker maintains a Greek swimmer (7)

8: Thoughtful former spouse leaves, dear (7)

10: The man with lack of skill shows cruelty (13)

13: Perishable candy (7)

15: Loathes key English exams (7)

17: To fascinate a disagreeable female we turned in (7)

18: Against that terrible, consuming war (7)

20: Canoe lost in sea (5)

21: Wild rose engulfs one willow (5)




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