The ET Crossword No. 4208 Friday, April 03, 2009

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ACROSS

1 Weather conditions disrupting mail, etc. (7) CLIMATE*

5 Fears being near the end in charity (6) AL(AR)MS

9 Felt pain again when an end was attained (7) RE ACHED

10 Chinese dog given the German fish stew (7) CHOW DER

11 Reduced share (3) CUT

12 The pile Anne made very big (11) ELEPHANTINE*

13 Hard work we put in one day (5) SWEAT

14 Young footballer with his strange heartless lady behaving in frisky style (9) COLT ISH LY

16 In charge of an animal, in charge of a country (9) IC ELAND IC

17 Capital ring presented by a lover (5) ROME O

19 Delicious enough to steal from an orchard (11) SCRUMPTIOUS

22 Make lace into something tasteless (3) TAT

23 Corrupt head's involvement with cub (7) DE(B)A(UC)H

24 Yes, worried about call for one being needed to give an injection (7) SY(RING)E

26 Margaret providing the best spinner (3-3) PEG-TOP

27 Hardy heroine hiding awful rig that makes her to look a beast (7) T(IGR)ESS

DOWN

1 South African transport bill held up in capital (7) CA RAC AS <-

2 Not a good name for a top Russian (4,3,8) IVAN THE TERRIBLE

3 Like hot particles of lava (3) AS H

4 Provide with a couple of points as expected (5) EN DUE

5 Chico and Lola dancing, drunk (9) ALCOHOLIC*

6 It could be the start of something big and shady (5) ACORN

7 Time to start a new day show (8,7) MIDNIGHT MATINEE

8 Frightening with quiet movements (6) CREEPY

12 Unkonwn having to tear madly around as a film figure (5) E(X)TRA

14 Position of trainee having to patch side needing repair (9) CADETSHIP*

15 As a Welshman I would take a chance on failing to finish (5) ID RIS(-K)

16 Hidden among the players (6) IN SIDE

18 Lout set off to provide possibilities of escape (7) OUTLETS*

20 Height of a horse (5) MOUNT

21 Attack in front of the film cameras (5) ON SET

25 Outfit ordered away from the troops (3) RIG