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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 22 Mar 2013
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Across
1. Undue emphasis on the importance of things (11)
9. A nice lamp specially made for a bell-tower (9)
10. At last he can show his skill as a craftsman (5)
11. Things that can sweep right inside harbour-bars (6)
12. Small sum of American money sent round as a deposit (8)
13. A tip from a friend in Glasgow (6)
15. When gems are about it causes a stir (8)
18. A piggery in real trouble not so many months ago (4,4)
19. Achieved auccess, but scratched? (6)
21. Sturdily built mobile water-towers (3-5)
23. Apprehensive of difficulty, apparently (6)
26. Old Testament character linked with New Testament occurrence (5)
27. A Marxist who wants to stick to traditions outside the Kremlin (3,6)
28. Extremely sunny part of Spain (5,3,3)
Down
1. Gruesome horse-drawn vehicle with the animal that might pull it out? (7)
2. The heartless politician with no time for music (5)
3. Unimagined wealth (4,5)
4. Searching kind of test for a crime-busting organisation (4)
5. Beer and cigs allocated to dangerous drifters (8)
6. Original script about a first-rate African tribe (5)
7. Buccaneers charged for fronmt-page position? (7)
8. One who takes the oath at a trial or later (8)
14. Intended to make a subscription indeed (8)
16. The art of knowing how to develop the quince? (9)
17. Twin sailors connected with American underworld (8)
18. A plea for release or participation in a venture, perhaps (3,2,2)
20. Sort of torch battery a rheumatoid hermit would like to have? (7)
22. An eye for a measure of spirit (5)
24. There's no lack of them in Basra (5)
25. A contribution to the think-tank? (4)