No 9685, Wednesday, 11 Nov 09, Nita Jaggi

Some decent clues today, unlike a regular NJ CW
ACROSS
8 - Reported a valuable opinion in the newspaper for the device in the car (8,6) - (~rare){REAR}{VIEW} {MIRROR}
9 - Sector broken down for the bird (6) - SCOTER*
10 - It kills if taken more than the prescribed quantity! (8) - OVERDOSE [CD]
11 - Separate part to record the network (8) - {DISC}{RETE}
13 - Main wardens hold the secret (6) - INWARD [T]
14 - Short trip for a new duke (6) - {ERR}{A}{N}{D} Trip on double duty here
16 - Quickly look at the girl in the large clan in the East (6) - {G}{LANC*}{E}
19 - Prepare something to apply the cosmetics (4,2) - MAKE UP [DD]
21 - Changing the irons I’ve broken (8) - REVISION*
23 - Vehicle is immediately in Poland, mostly on Wednesday (8) - {S}{NOW}{PL}{O(-n)}{W}
24 - Draw back the credit in the outskirts of Greece (6) - {CR}{IN}{G(-reec)E}
26 - Our jilted man is out holding an Old English head over heels love tragedy (5,3,6) - ROM{EO<-} AND JULIET*
DOWN
1 - Customary way to follow the religion (8) - PRACTICE [DD]
2 - Need a woman social worker (4) - {W}{ANT}
3 - To dislike a short poem (6) - {A}{VERSE}
4 - It may be used to describe the dead in an obituary! (7) - BELOVED [E] ?
5 - Luggage of one politician mostly is in real form (8) - {I}{MP}{ER{I(-s)}AL*}
6 - Somehow stranded around West Indies in the strong air currents (5,5) - TRADE {WI}NDS*
7 - Jones’ first is on the road with a stick (6) - {DOW}{S}E{R} Where did E come from?
12 - Floor covering is small for the dead plant (10) - {CARPET}{WEE}{D}
15 - Variant of Bonaparte’s first name (8) - NAPOLEAN(~napoleon)
17 - To extend the time for holding the hand opener (8) - {E{L}ON}{GATE}
18 - Terrorists are in the streambed of the river (7) - {IRA}{WADI} Nice clue
20 - Head off group is following the mother to hold up the sac (6) - {AM<-}(-u)NION
22 - Cleaner in an empty area (6) - VACUUM [DD]
25 - Plant is covering Rhode Island (4) - I{RI}S

Black Squares - 79 (35%)
White squares - 146

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