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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 30 Sep 2011
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Across
1. Fighting to get a bigger share of the market (5,3)
5. A goal-getter who sets up a record? (6)
9. Old horse-drawn carriage station of capital importance (8)
10. The first-class caught giving the name of an irritating acid? (6)
11. Down-to-earth zoological group (8)
12. No help as a disinfectant? Oh, but it is! (6)
14. A sporting event that has to be covered (6,4)
18. Provide an old fellow with weapons for the final conflict (10)
22. Tell the story of Tralee, maybe (6)
23. French newspaper containing a refreshing suggestion (8)
24. Catches on in ninefold compositions (6)
25. A code-breaker about to close a bid? (8)
26. Run and see in order to make certain (6)
27. Subjected to attack as mistaken ideals? (8)
Down
1. Worried yet going round a Navy hostelry (6)
2. One can't refuse to do it (6)
3. Amorous old Viking explorer about to turn in (6)
4. A Spanish fan (10)
6. Scottish lake described by an eccentric French tramp (8)
7. Queer article in a review of a Balkan state (8)
8. Remembered the fate of the disgraced ambassador? (8)
13. An alien rewrites notes on UFO (2,3,2,2)
15. Lace-clad sailor with girl who sympathised with the Arab cause (8)
16. Gets ready to take flight? (8)
17. He plays a stirring role in extra-parliamentary activities (8)
19. Italian city in which a demon is . . . (6)
20. . . . brand to go on foot (6)
21. Took a sly look round before geting led out (6)