Crossword for Tue, 7/Jun/2011

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Across
1: Places for vacations, quiet intervals or breaks (7)

5: Young hawks viciously eat legs (7)

8: Compete with life in France (3)

9: Girl hatches subterfuge in prison tower (11)

11: Dry vegetarian, about to like this puzzle, perhaps? (6, 7)

12: Tin trains converted while travelling? (2,7)

15: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)

16: Force one who hasn't paid to follow plan, initially (5)

17: Arranger of mere songs put in the shade (4,5)

19: Disbelieving customer found in fetid cell in turmoil. (7,6)

24: Barque, for one, is a trio-tutor (5-6)

25: No one told sister (3)

26: Scheduled tilt with person in single combat (7)

27: Too old for love - a woman, for example, rejected (7)
Down
1: Bolt I have inserted in right frame (5)

2: Magician's handy craft of little importance for the auditor (7)

3: One who gets up part of stairway (5)

4: Balance a small plate (5)

5: Digs up former chambers containing origins of ancient temples (9)

6: Helga excels coming back with a two under par (5)

7: Observed, yet seen so poorly (3,4,2)

10: British poet associated with gravity is having a merry time (7)

12: Halfback holding picture made an impression? (9)

13: Shorten a spine with boron injection (7)

14: Last music playing on both TV and radio (9)

18: Work on a site for Baltic state (7)

20: Strength of army (5)

21: Plenty to join in game (5)

22: Weird eastern lake (5)

23: Lightweight cat (5)




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