THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 2727, Sunday 24 Feb 13

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER

No 2727, Sunday 24 Feb 13 Feb 24th 2013, 03:00 ACROSS 1   Shoulder bag, left by a chest, exploded (7) SATCHEL {L+A+CHEST}* 5   Skegness finally got hotter, and crowded (7) SWARMED {S}{WARMED} 9   Be excited about a run in vehicle (6,3) BUBBLE CAR {BUBBLE} {C}{A}{R} 10 Windproof jacket used by old man protecting chest (5) PARKA {P{ARK}A} 11 Nerd starts to dismantle Wankel engines, each bit (5) DWEEB {D}{W}{E}{E}{B} 12 Pests cause inns to be refurbished (9) NUISANCES* 13 Money no object making an Astaire film? (3,4,3,5) THE SKY'S THE LIMIT [DD] 16 More cheesed off, alarmingly, about president defining a civil right (7,2,6) FREEDOM OF SPEECH {FREEDOM OF S{P}EECH*} 18 Shock when peeper gets key (3-6) EYE-OPENER {EYE}-{OPENER} 20 Message he reportedly put on front of envelope (5) EMAIL (~he){E}{MAIL} 22 Foremost of carveries requests large barrels (5) CASKS {C}{ASKS} 23 Drops rock band, dismissing explosive type of music involved (9) TRAPDOORS {The {RAP}DOORS} 24 Wrongly praised, padre is unlikely to lose heart (7) DESPAIR** 25 Awfully bad rule, existing for a long time (7) DURABLE* DOWN 1   Correct copy reveals plot in case (7) SUBEDIT {SU{BED}IT} 2   Story about British food (5) TABLE {TA{B}LE} 3   Ridiculous, as an underdone loaf may be (4-5) HALF-BAKED [DD] 4   Fabulous creature with horns - closest men petrified (4,4,7) LOCH NESS MONSTER* 5   Plain sailing? Right on! (15) STRAIGHTFORWARD {STRAIGHT}{FORWARD} 6   Greek character employed by local pharmacist (5) ALPHA [T] 7   Two doctors describing swimming race close to Lancashire resort town (9) MORECAMBE {MO}{RACE*}{MB}{E} 8   Absolutely determined, clique departed earlier (4,3) DEAD SET {DEAD} {SET} 14 Number joining groups taking time off for morning coffee (9) ELEVENSES {ELEVEN}{SEtS} 15 I see what you're saying (3-6) LIP-READER [CD] EXPERT LIP READER 16 Ripped off down end of road (7) FLEECED {FLEECE}{D} 17 Bishopric? Yes, possibly in difficult situation (4,3) HOLY SEE {HOL{Y SE*}E} 19 Finished last of lasagna, Italian food (5) PASTA {PAST}{A} 21 Weapon taken from a disorderly crowd climbing on to top of building (1-4) A-BOMB {A}-{BOM<=}{B} LINK TO SOLUTION

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