Crossword for Mon, 24/Dec/2012

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Across
1: Adulterates by adding acid perhaps? (7)

5: Article proscribes old Greeks (7)

9: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)

10: Quite put out, doctor axes red tape (11)

11: Passionate, modern time (7)

12: Considers taxes. (5)

14: Lament the first person heard in good judgment (4,3)

15: Accept a double pint before reeling over (7)

17: Legendary rich guy gets called, then folds (7)

18: Opening building in church grounds in Sulawesi (7)

19: Bit lots by half of tsetse flies (5)

21: Painting a beard (7)

23: Rebel action disrupted festival (11)

26: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

27: Liberate some tennis without charge (3,4)

28: Closest home receives attention (7)

Down
1: Stayed only a moment at lewd Western with titillating beginning? Just the opposite! (5)

2: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

3: We hear you cannot pay, so you can't smell. (9)

4: Animated lass in set is Snow White (9)

5: Perfect counter-spy equipment (3)

6: Discussed one who broadcasts mistake (5)

7: Perform part of play (3)

8: Avoids seeds, pits, nuts (9)

13: Difficult book about Baltic currency (11)

14: Bribes due to be discredited in AFL? (9)

15: Funny noises can rise from below (9)

16: Optomist rashly to count votes before a form of a negative comes up (9)

20: Batsman leaves cry-baby on the wagon (5)

22: Cheer supporting blue automaton (5)

24: Clothilda is carrying a parcel (3)

25: Gorilla taking head off at it's base! (3)





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