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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 20 Mar 2007
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Across
1. He showed he couldn't turn the tide of history (6)
4. American warbler discovered in sacred star tapestry (8)
9. The middle of 100 Romans with French between (6)
10. Animals cannot be placed in a bottle (8)
12. It tries to end an industrial fracas (4)
13. Give some credit to what has been said before (5)
14. The capital of the Maldives in the centre of the islands (4)
17. Force tarn tax, enough to bring about a sweeter atmosphere (9,3)
20. A cheek! A break! One way to celebrate the occasion! (4,3,1,4)
23. Editor's instruction in haste, typed out (4)
24. Fry briefly over high heat (5)
25. Type of record broken by a pet (4)
28. Canine tooth located between the incisors and the premolars (8)
29. An acute insufficiency of food (6)
30. Suffering severe physical strain (8)
31. Reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving (6)
Down
1. Mediterranean plant widely cultivated for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver (8)
2. Politically independent sort of patron in New York (3-5)
3. A source of poi (4)
5. Aircrews' arrangements in the case of an emergency (7-5)
6. Crack up, becoming quite unbalanced (4)
7. Broken altars among the stars (6)
8. A hewer of wood and a drawer of water (6)
11. Singer let out story about abstainer - it's mere gossip (6-6)
15. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200mg (5)
16. Heather, or at least, non-Christian (5)
18. Composer revealing the heathen in one (8)
19. Characteristic of Genoa (8)
21. Flora stares about in the garden (6)
22. Superficial gloss shown by the Archdeacon always (6)
26. Bill's political adversaries (4)
27. Stout English leader getting the lot (4)