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ACROSS 1 Use the nose to suspect trouble (5,1,3) 5 The DJ's aid for putting three notes in "France" (5) 8 He may use you but pays you (8) 9 The Aussies take a nap here (6) 11 Major blood distributor (5) 12 Ceremonial walk of troops but not earlier than in April? (9) 13 Make fun of dried 14 Awkward, though initially sound, educated (8) 16 Manage to be in empty car with one dealing in ship's supplies (8) 18 Unite an abstainer with a Companion ofHonousr (6) 22 Scrivener 23 NEGUS
24 A trip undertaken by a scout in great enthusiam (6) 25 First two in school saunter in a free-for-all (8) 26 Language of remote South India (5) 27 Eve of the White House? (5,4) DOWN 1 Ship attendant pulls up alien in custody (7) 2 King of kings shows some temper ordinarily (7) 3 Artist who inspired a famous literary 'code' (8,2,5) 4 RHEUMY 5 He looks after people at high level (6,9) 6 India is ruffled by arrogance (7) 7 British engineers played their part and made a response (7) 10 Common con left conscience-stricken (5) 15 Reportedly faded fighter's move (5) 16 Get the boat going with players on leave (4,3) 17 It puts the fizz in the soda (7) 19 Symbolic mathematics (7) 20 Knitwear that I.Shorey designed (7) 21 Not many in Germany hold a fabulous bird for a trader (6) ANSWERS Across: 1 Smell a rat; 5 Fader; 8 Employer; 9 Siesta; 11 Aorta; 12 March past; 13 Deride; 14 Strained; 16 Chandler; 18 Attach; 22 Scrivener; 23 Negus; 24 Outing; 25 Scramble; 26 Farsi; 27 First lady. Down:
1 Steward; 2 Emperor; 3 Leonardo da Vinci; 4 Rheumy; 5 Flight attendant; 6 Disdain; 7 Reacted; 10 Trite; 15 Feint; 16 Cast off; 17 Aerator; 19 Algebra; 20 Hosiery; 21 Grocer.
(May 2008, Puzzle 3)
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