Crossword for Thu, 9/Oct/2008

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Across
1: Field worker finding insect on vegetables (7)

4: Loud lot ran out at the head (7)

8: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)

10: Half disapprove of old king (3)

11: Okay shot ripped tears in butt (6-5)

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

13: Fancied whos coming to dinner, we hear (7)

15: Man, what an avant-garde US artist! (3)

16: Perform part of play (3)

17: Abnormally mintier in the meantime (7)

19: Sprinted fleetly? (3)

20: Questionable realtor robs preacher (4,7)

22: Former name for joint audition (3)

23: Just grazed the pasty? (4-7)

24: One girl fashioned restrictive attachment (3,4)

25: Rhyme in Old English to run the show (7).
Down
1: Ancient document from Pennsylvania misspelled syrup (7)

2: Acid destroyed brace (5)

3: Nasty note meant showing you're sorry (9)

4: Irregular bouts of activity suit beach scrubbers (4,3,6)

5: Flower shop nosh about $41 (5)

6: Dirty Targa term is a four-letter word (9)

7: Earthenware bowl eventually replacing fragment of prehistoric drawing (7)

9: Liquidation of one country led by pair of fools (13)

13: Get bunger out for renowned German printer (9)

14: Food (trace of nourishment) wrapped in skin in Scottish city (9)

16: This time doctors learn about the kidneys (7)

18: At sea I reused what's left (7)

20: Dodgy queen is tender (5)

21: Nasty small places (5)




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