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Lezapping | 18:33 Fri 08th Feb 2008 | Crosswords
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Still some help with the following, please!

DOWN: 5 'stones' soar off captured by cartoonist (9)
?IR?S????
DOWN 13 = ?U????M?S?E? (12)
DOWN 19 This red currant is wonderful, just right for wife(6) R???RD = REWARD?
DOWN 23 The Parisian holds a tin can, tricky to pierce(9)
????i?A??
DOWN 35 Material that makes cap fashionable ( 5 )
T?M??

ACROSS 27 Tear gas, say, used in port, tossed initially by spy ( 9, two words)
?IO??????
ACROSS 41 Sexually excited? One in there's developed twitch! ( 10 ) ?R?T?I???? - Originally, I got EROTOGENIC for this one, but after discovering TRIFID for 30 DOWN, that was cancelled out...
ACROSS 43 ?I?D???????? ( 12 )

Thanks again in advance for the help!
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23d Lancinate . . . . L >atincan< E
27a Riot Agent ? - Rio + t + agent
41a Erethis-tic
5d Gi(raso)les Giles and soar
35d Tamin
43a begins with n and is hyphenated. Use yoiur noddle at the end!
19d rizard
13d first part is word for group of peacocks. You have three letters in the second part which you should use in the first part as well.
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