| CRYPTIC NO. 52 |
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| ACROSS 1 International leaders cutting cake for new Ottawa area city. (8) 8 Recovers with medical ointments containing silver. (8) 9 Mix the V.O. & rum as aperitif. (8) 10 Siege hit turbulent decade. (8) 11 Place another request to get first Chopin's first musical instrument. (8) 13 Ship captures quality of waterways. (7) 14 Couple of concerns surrounding time at religious destination. (7) 17 Sit back in same awkward position for French artist. (7) 21 Long speeches, exchanges involve me. (7) 23 Derailed wreck causes more fatalities? (8) 24 Advise against placing advertisement in digest's first edition. (8) 25 Obsessive and disturbed I recount. (8) 26 Powerful bodybuilders cut former soldier. (8) 27 Joined metal band, finally, after having worked in sales before. (8) |
| DOWN 1 Ruler is reigning over Norwegian section. (8) 2 Count rat as one! (8) 3 Reopen organization by Northeast to make synthetic rubber. (8) 4 Employer has initially hired cinema worker. (5) 5 Promise difficult situation. (6) 6 Expired sheep I turned into luncheon meat? (8) 7 Loathsome men to steal show souvenirs. (8) 12 Entrepreneur initially delayed small thrills. (6) 13 Specimen from South more than adequate. (6) 15 Somehow, ice is fed into structures. (8) 16 Chicken to take first drive in sports car. (8) 18 Offered payment of between nine and eleven dollars initially, on Eastern ruby. (8) 19 Runner has small computer device. (8) 20 Clinched East Manitoba marathon with a bit of dedication. (8) 22 Paint handle in Chicago train. (6) 23 Bad impressions of room on back street. (5) |