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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 15 Aug 2008
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Across
7. Liliaceous plant of the Trillium family (4-5)
8. Melba cocktail for this lady (5)
10. Be particular about respecting a woman (8)
11. Harmonises in 'Grease' arrangement (6)
12. Wine available in plastic containers (4)
13. Stop-go manoeuvres on skis (4,4)
15. Pale-blue fly used by anglers on the Somerset coast (7)
17. States having need of a mounted force (7)
20. Vehicle with cotton yarn for a border city (8)
22. Distinctive decoration in the current Mensa show (4)
25. Beleaguer aggressively (6)
26. State one getting into stolen property is a scamp (8)
27. Called to name the half-way point in a 1,000-page novel (5)
28. Destitute writer on African river steamer (9)
Down
1. High waterproof boot, worn by anglers, etc. (5)
2. Holiday in bay (6)
3. Single group of investigators enter house, discovering crime (8)
4. Penalty points require descretion (7)
5. Pin for holding a woman's hair in place (8)
6. Be festive but let care be exercised (9)
9. Correct by punishment or discipline (4)
14. Tile and slate are hard with a dull coating (6,3)
16. Seized, like some doves (8)
18. Keeps up with us in defiles (8)
19. Complaint diagnosed on the spot (7)
21. Average of Somerset's openers given twice (2-2)
23. Horse's home is on firm foundations (6)
24. Unusually stark limestone formation (5)