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CLUES ACROSS:
1. and 3 Across: Richard Dawkins’s wife and illustrator Two words, [5], [4]
5. Celtic religious leaders
8. “Doing word” [4]
9. Kind of organic compound; acetone, for instance [6]
10. Prefix: Against, opposite to [4]
11. The Five Books of Moses [5]
12. Exact copy or reproduction, as of a document [9]
13. Metal element used in lighting [8]
16. Display of cowboy skills [5]
18: Idle, inactive, indolent [4]
19. Nought, nothing, nil [4]
20. Musical dramatic performance [5]
23. Doctor (abb) [2]
24. Offer [3]
25 and 26 across: Discredited method of cleaning the ears and the mind, while treating physical, emotional and spiritual ailments.(aka “coning”) Two words, [3], [8]
26. See 25 across
29. One of a genus of trees [3]
30. Sullen, angry, or indignant mood [7]
31. Fraudulent investment scheme based on redistribution of invested capital. (aka “Pyramid” scheme) [5]
33. Draw or transfer fluid in response to a partial vacuum [4]
34. Turkish unit of currency [4]
35. Hindu or Buddhist religious literature written in Sanskrit [6]
39. Related to a diet of grains and beans said to promote well-being [11]
42. Ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle [2]
43. To casually browse the Internet [4]
44. Favourable, advantageous [10]
CLUES DOWN:
1. Floating in apparent defiance of gravity [10]
2 and 22 down. Alias of Cyril Henry Hoskin, author of The Third Eye. Two words, [7], [5]
3. Doctor who fraudulently linked vaccination to autism (Surname) [9]
4 and 26 Down. Generic term for a group which assigns a specific date to The End of the World. Two words, [8], [4]
5. Psychologists and mystics attempt to interpret them [6]
6. Indirect or subtle, derogatory expression; insinuation [8]
7. New Age Church based on Hubbard’s principles of Dianetics [11]
14. Self-luminous celestial body [4]
15. (Slang) Informer [4]
16. Having the most ruddy or sanguine hue [7]
17. Otherwise [2]
19. Vitality, zest [4]
21. Slippery fish [3]
22. See 2 Down
24. Rotten, evil [3]
26. See 4 Down
27. Miracles Central? [7]
28. High-ranking member of an ancient Peruvian empire [4]
29. Person, thing or situation that is mysterious or puzzling [6]
32. One of the Undead [6]
36. City of Asia Minor; home of The Creed? [5]
37. Turn into a God [5]
38. Tribe of Indians misrepresented as having anything to do with 25 and 26 across [4]
40. Male Swan [3]
41. Involuntary nervous twitch [3]
Solution here: http://skeptics.cafe/puzzles/august-2011-crossword-solution/