Crossword for Wed, 7/Nov/2012

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Across
1: Take a turn or a thousand dollars (3)

3: Alice, Val or 10-across exploit lotus-eating? (2,5,4)

8: Barmaid slipped, leading to a spectacular disaster. (6, 7)

10: Savings division of e-banking gets enormous returns (4,3)

11: One embracing a lover with a little pizzazz (7)

12: Glint of silica in neat crystal (5)

14: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)

15: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

18: Trap with hands? (3)

19: Start reducing salt? (3)

20: Ideas educate to reveal that things have relaxed.(5)

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

24: Circle-drawer combines with 27 to make direction card (7)

26: See its violent broadcast? (10,3)

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

28: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)
Down
1: Adult party to entertain disheartened women (5-2)

2: Measure ordering carving in relief (9)

3: Free trade: highest bird for lowest bill(5)

4: Changes direction with care, as befits a benefactor. (4, 4, 5)

5: Fade over a tape, when edited (9)

6: Detailed map I sent off (5)

7: Al, Ron's a poor loser (4-3)

9: Little weight spoils head honcho in sophisticated secondary institute (7,6)

13: Control staff work collectively (9)

16: Put down cloak and strip (9)

17: Former leader's relative with bit of tension in stomach (4, 3)

21: Clears up blemishes of dictators? (7)

23: Johnston's desires (5)

25: Doctor about to operate reflected carefully (5)




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