Crossword for Wed, 21/Jul/2010

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Across
1: Certain number supporting most of move for dismissal (7)

4: An inhabitant of Eastern Europe makes love nearer the middle (7)

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

10: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)

11: Stomach-wobbling menu to follow recipe (5)

13: Monster devouring head of old mounted soldier (7)

14: Check out tailless fish swallowing speck of dust with hand-held device (6,7)

15: Logical oil Polish chap applied (13)

19: Grant again drew one crookedly (7)

20: Weird eastern lake (5)

22: Requires five kills, or a single accurate shot. (3)

23: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)

25: Tutus can serve to conceal Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael, say (7)

26: Girl hangs around artists' quarter for something to get tanked with? (7)
Down
1: Come round again about dog (5)

2: Smallest small car, quite silent (7)

3: I've lost struggle (3)

4: On your feet! (8,5)

5: Knot a rope in the great out-of-doors (4-3)

6: Like a big cat, snaky fish consumes Spanish toddler (7)

7: Renewed lease isn't required (9)

9: Charles talked about pictures of sea creatures (6,2,5)

12: Fool to join recital (3)

14: Restricting agent's rant about ill-conceived trade (9)

15: Noble lady even spies earl, eh, sis? (7)

16: State currently popular with goddess (7)

17: Grant loud colour (3)

18: Greek city - in the Adriatic or in Thessaly (7)

21: As in 'Lee goes back to the drawing board' (5)

24: Reportedly is nostalgic for wife (3)




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