Crossword for Wed, 29/Nov/2006

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Across
1: Illness I catch performing exercises? (13)

5: Orchestra I'm reorganizing for certain conductor (11)

10: Healthy, but lacking first beer (3)

11: It may be used in candy or brought back in taxi (5)

12: Martyr fighting segregation (5,6)

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

15: Bite and flip over -- one way to win a wrestling match (3)

16: Steer TS into alternative routes (4,7)

19: Tie torn coats (7)

20: Mediterranean leaves unfashionable coins? (3)

22: 27-across about starting off 1-down world unconditionally (2,3,2,4)

23: Dangerous undertaking skiers in busy S bend (5,8)

Down
2: Reel around in circles (5)

3: Apprentice relinquishes heart to temptress (7)

4: The man with lack of skill shows cruelty (13)

5: Deliver a sweetener to mix with your date? (5,4,4)

6: Expose to heat in opening of red-hot kiln (5)

7: Ripen mangoes evenly (3)

8: Eights had to race again, we hear, concerning fish spawn. (2, 3)

9: A group of notes! (7)

13: It involves, initially, my intention to fake right, perhaps? (7)

16: English philosopher in rasher lot? (5)

17: Pieces of improperly lit tachometer returned with malice (7)

18: Part of stair is erect (5)

20: Cronkite, Bradley, and Safer's first network (3)

21: Entertain cable channel hosting Total Recall (5)





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