Crossword for Wed, 20/Jan/2010

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Across
1: Do as I say in short retreat (5)

4: Child, bask by the sound (3)

6: Saw palm down (5)

8: Cleaning woman, embarrassed, is scarred by firing (7)

9: Plots get Cuban revolutionary leader in a terrible mess (7)

11: Be prepared with amnesties for truancy (11)

12: Clothilda is carrying a parcel (3)

13: A Hollywood star upset about paparazzi hub in crude social event (6,5)

15: Actress Tori, lacking direction, is getting the characters out of order(11)

20: It comes to a point everyone heard (3)

21: One later enters, like, with matching sides (11)

22: Holy season has one setback in Germany; it's not strict (7)

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

24: Property initially in annuity settlement survived estate tax (5)

25: Right, turn right to play with robot (3)

26: Shy away from women's clothing (5)
Down
1: Tidy up and clean floor finally and decisively (4,3,3,3)

2: Gloria's last performance cut short (7)

3: Unidentified street across the Mountains (7)

4: Get cosy slip due to fray (5,2)

5: Nits are possibly more unpleasant (7)

6: Doris has residence in old West African republic (7)

7: Glass part of lock (7)

10: Scenery has to get down by starting 12-across (7,6)

14: New Testament stories about gifts (7)

15: Film star nuts about sheep (3,4)

16: Saturday: Wild nature walk (7)

17: Publicity about Bohr dissolutely led to drink.(7)

18: Bunch takes advantage of floating plants (7)

19: Salieri breaks up Middle Easterner (7)




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