Crossword for Sat, 29/Mar/2008

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Across
1: Dry vegetarian, about to like this puzzle, perhaps? (6, 7)

9: Spruce up top Spanish sable producer (7)

10: Junk food--its odor? Stinky (7)

11: Tidy up and clean floor finally and decisively (4,3,3,3)

14: Resident's web terminal missing (7)

15: In last couple of buildings, plumb drains (7)

16: Roomers include one in camp shelter to the south (7)

19: Interminably bother crook for one pasta dish (7)

22: Clearly notes Earths at a particular compass point (4-5-4)

24: Fuss over band amounts to worshipping! (7)

27: Stormed loudly and held the throne (7)

28: How a diver might marry (4,3,6)

Down
2: Freshly pick up select book on top (7)

3: Apprentice relinquishes heart to temptress (7)

4: Six strange, strange winegrowers (9)

5: Redesigned color name tag (5)

6: In fear of wheat head (3)

7: However, you expect trouble at first (3)

8: Does not see the advertisement because it is in the wrong section. (13)

9: Guess what the benighted marksman did? (4,2,3,4)

12: Cot is unmade for short month in fall (3)

13: Number One in facetiousness (3)

15: An oral examination is not advised if one has this sort of foresight (4,5)

17: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)

18: No one told sister (3)

20: Dog leaps in, frolicking (7)

21: Told about Trotsky hoarding cash (3,2,2)

23: True side (5)

25: Cull out from top ten (3)

26: Sort of uninitiated cheat (3)





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