Crossword for Sun, 7/Oct/2007

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Across
1: Inspects old radical for a moment (5, 6)

7: Escalating naked conflict (3)

9: 24-across bird and a waterbird heard cage bird (9)

10: Transfer back beat (5)

11: Jules never dances (5)

12: Buddy goes red in the face, or reddish (5)

13: Subsequently change, when Al turns around? (5)

14: Scratches container with a Mark of Sorrow? (9)

18: Dee Star danced in two clubs recently (9)

19: At hand no competent help (5)

21: Traditional stories involving confused, shy and heartless Maoist (5)

23: Lodge heard discharge (5)

24: Single parliamentary representative on the Spanish drive (5)

25: African anti-exchange, barricading bank Central Bank (9)

26: Sheep to start wallowing in ease (3)

27: Wizards covered in liquor and beer...it might be for charity (7, 4)
Down
2: Tears material, tears material (9)

3: Partly indicates progress of undergraduate (2,1,6)

4: English jet fighter made an assessment and left the country (9)

5: Drunk band I conducted (5)

6: Hold up congressman ... (5)

7: Eastenders' David gets on most people's (5)

8: Uncouth chaps met Engel under stress. (4,9)

9: Ratty cavalier redressed in proper horseman's uniform. (7, 6)

15: I may fall into pit in a remote country (9)

16: Questionable act raises link between stories (9)

17: Chewed a fat aide's foul-smelling gum (9)

20: Uncovered selection is of considerable size (5)

21: Damage surrounding most of old tooth (5)

22: Tribal emblem starts to take on taboo, erotic meaning (5)




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