Crossword for Tue, 17/Jul/2007

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Across
1: Copiers of Indians' top batter: Maris, Ott (9)

6: There is no commoner old coin (5)

9: Decorative plant spray to put in shelter (9)

10: Tine expert no good (5)

11: Sarcastic critic, alas drunk, missing bit of comedy (9)

14: Audibly push lever (5)

16: Pitcher, lunatic, not married (5)

17: Wander around inside territory (3)

18: Gained a hearing (3)

19: You audibly ram partner (3)

20: Former name for joint audition (3)

21: Regretted backing up grasping tip of massive object (5)

22: Headstrong stag takes over the marsh grass (5)

23: Country encircling one's country (9)

25: It's big where some Ambassadors are at? (5)

27: Unspoken corruption - born venal! (3-6)

30: A prison is in commotion (5)

31: Former husbands surrounding prettier performers (9)
Down
1: Brand of cat food containing bird's head and feet (5)

2: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)

3: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

4: Choose to take the top off (3)

5: Toff aimed to do himself proud. (11)

6: Tweak with wrong end of a pin (3)

7: Weapons in a womans speech (11)

8: Vegetables are chickens? (9)

12: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

13: Privy to accessibility (11)

14: Left with pal carrying new gold case (11)

15: Italian article held by terrible regular or irregular soldier (9)

24: Titan is finally cut short (5)

26: About....about right? Wrong! (3)

28: Odds of niece being born (3)

29: Later round without an opponent (3)




Solution (Reversed)
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