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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 26 May 2006
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Across
7. French dam needed when their sea meets tip of Margate, just (4)
8. Australian evergreen, valued for its opil, plus a 'cutey' sort of fragrance (10)
9. Cry like a cat (4)
10. Press men in Chinese port (8)
11. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square metres (3)
12. Length of time in upper space (4)
13. He's been admitted to membership in a scholarly field (6)
14. Large open vessel for holding or storing liquids (3)
15. A wattle built across a stream to retain fish (4)
16. Being similar, find agreeable (4)
17. Unmatched in the food department (3)
18. Small ball of wool or other fabric, on a hat (6)
20. Assume the point is agreed? (4)
22. Many given lines shed tears (3)
23. Planter on which food is served or carved (8)
25. (Botany) A part into which a leaf is divided (4)
26. Style of art and architecture popular in the 1890s (3,7)
27. Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds (4)
Down
1. The man tore round to this place (6)
2. Unsuitable medium for washing out a sweater (3-5)
3. I've a secret concerning the china (3-7)
4. He sings a song of praise (4)
5. Felt like scratching (6)
6. Close-fitting, pullover-type garment, popular with young men (1-5)
10. One specifying without charge where to buy papers (9)
13. Given to victimising others for personal gain (10)
16. Befitting a woman of good breeding (8)
18. Girl with fish to sell down the river (6)
19. A whiff from the bar (6)
21. Of adequate physical development for marriage (6)
24. Cause surfeit through excess, of something that was initially pleasing (4)