Crossword for Tue, 11/Mar/2008

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Across
1: Adulterates by adding acid perhaps? (7)

5: Mann's 'Death in Venice' Dorothy sent up (3)

7: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

9: Repeated note to help player? (6-7)

10: Draw the knot (3)

11: I deem turds a regrettable necessity (11)

13: Turkey breast, for instance, comes from something in grain (5,4)

15: Beauty stripping top and bottom is an additional feature (3)

17: Carries most of sea-bird back. (3)

18: Skillfully planned wild tiger acts (9)

19: Rejecting crew's work on board, you rest at the stern (8,3)

22: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)

23: Pal teased about crazy snack food (6,7)

25: You audibly ram partner (3)

26: Terrier shows how to stray (3)

27: Men caught in vile deed should be 'fixed' (7)
Down
1: We tangled with this old kitchen cloth (4,5)

2: Bugging two items of personal adornment (9)

3: Sensible and articulate (5)

4: Small drinks for each young man's agent (11)

5: Clean oneself, but in reverse (3)

6: Pluto is cold and tired out; its a disgrace (9)

7: Believer with no head for bank job (5)

8: Tribal emblem starts to take on taboo, erotic meaning (5)

12: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

14: Noted Methodist almost turned up here, not there (9)

15: Caught up in son's greed unfortunately (9)

16: Cut material had value (9)

19: A sample makes sense (5)

20: German poet in anger tying up Kay (5)

21: The color of a letter from Greece with purple edges (5)

24: Standard style of music rejected (3)




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