Crossword for Thu, 8/May/2008

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Across
1: Flower, large one, set up outside (5)

4: Northern state nominates radical (9)

8: Write to Dee about American the French roughed up (7)

9: Extend a term of imprisonment (7)

10: Void three stones (5)

11: Rascal and wuss taking week off (3)

12: Come round again about dog (5)

15: We hear you require complete articles for this royal thriller. (7,6)

17: Paraphrasing 'A Certain Sport': 'Wait till next year!' (13)

20: Sound frequently killed (5)

22: Feel sick from crack? (3)

23: Upon reflection, move a houseplant, one requiring lots of liquid? (5)

25: Arguments about a couple of arcane taxes (7)

27: Field of fruit trees resulting in poor Chardonnay (7)

28: It's initially recording automobiles speed, leading to charge (5,4)

29: Improve me back end (5)

Down
1: This identifies the literary epic at the outset! (5)

2: Discounting losing one's sense of humour? (8,3)

3: Itinerant labor packing fruit for Great White Hunter? (5,4)

4: Central section interrupting main tune (7)

5: Slip in terror (5)

6: Choose to take the top off (3)

7: Mishaps or odd sayings (9)

9: Flower part to lapse badly (5)

13: Think at length about lost planet, comet (11)

14: Bra is super as container for wine (9)

16: Learn and teach about grief (9)

18: Scholars in Sunday School a long time (5)

19: The fashionable set travel together. (2, 5)

21: Delay yield (5)

24: Redesigned color name tag (5)

26: Clear initial rubbish in drain (3)





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