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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By Acrostix

Date: 16 Apr 2012 Title: Number 13

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Across

1. French scrum in tame Leeds game (5)

4. In Newcastle at Kingston Park, perhaps (2,4)

8. It's found in song for the congregation (5)

10. Spume is mixed with tar earlier in process (8)

12. Keep archbishop holding Greek churchman (6)

14. John playing old card game? (3)

15. Drinker really before time (3)

16. Anzac bird, stupid with no wings and phosporus deficiency (3)

18. Great distress - grabbed by two eagles! (3)

21. Hain entangled with old Asian city (5)

23. Girl quiet in bringing money back from Italy (5)

26. To encourage, we hear, this omelette? (3-3)

28. Woodland soil without old vehicle (6)

29. Hesitation when encountering centre of German industrial area (2)

30. Attempt to hold every vegetable (7)

31. Crush lode and give out to the poor? (4)

34. Fair, but not competent, is the explanation (6)

36. Things found in swirling eastern mist (5)

38. Chairman's assistant gets wage cut (1,1)

39. Take slate back to tip (3)

41. Supporter moves back up to pub (3)

43. Fish-head off the side? (3)

45. Saw lover holds a sharp tool (3)

48. Face up to argument with these three weighty lads? (5,3)

50. Old soldiers whitened with this British-Libyan Army corporal! (6)

51. Sorts out difficult situation prior to Home Counties return (5)

52. Has higher temperature, topless animal (5)

53. Leaving a tea urn to hold cake! (6)

Down

1. Treat savagely with a big hammer (4)

2. Lose hot spread in Africa? (7)

3. Wants to lose year's income! (8)

4. Worried about being in a terrorist cell (3)

5. Sort pen or use manual printer (9)

6. We turn out soul verse (9)

7. Typical in Harlech town centre (4)

8. State short-cut route (1,1)

9. A second in Alaska and he's out of control (4)

11. Work up to river (2)

13. General firm? (2)

17. Compassionate, losing his master's name in the Middle East (3)

19. Work topless to produce peanut, for example (3)

20. Stirred up dust on Swedish timbers (5)

22. Old letters found in chaotic N Irish town (5)

24. Itch otherwise found in Public Service Announcement (5)

25. Mad, senseless, silly (5)

27. Has anyone heard of the World Health Organisation? (3)

32. Yobbo grabs in England for restart (7)

33. When terrorists will come? (3)

35. Foreign officer found in a garrison (3)

37. Shock father after taking drug (6)

40. Life force with Indian fruit (4)

41. Prop up a slab of light wood (5)

42. Managed to bring up for example in an area of open land (5)

43. Assuming that is the case, Foreign Office is all to pot (2,2)

44. German-Rumanian medic? (2)

46. Toilet for American comedian leaving the great outdoors? (1,1)

47. Unlucky winger? (4)

49. Belonging to old fellow (2)

50. Start at the beginning and plead! (3)