Crossword for Tue, 25/Aug/2009

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Across
2: Deliver a sweetener to mix with your date? (5,4,4)

7: Allow meathead into mine opening (5)

8: In morning, use me and part of the Bible for diversion (9)

10: Exchange concealed proprietary knowledge (5,6)

13: Height is equal to three-fifths of the first one (3)

14: On your feet! (8,5)

15: Beat it and ran, for example, with Girl Scout ingredients (9,4)

20: One final, huge Greek goddess (3)

21: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)

22: Health resort to stop working excess fat (5 4)

23: Gas makes one put on weight (5)

24: Free sex, lips in beer; it's beyond words (13)
Down
1: The man with lack of skill shows cruelty (13)

2: Circle-drawer combines with 27 to make direction card (7)

3: Choose to take the top off (3)

4: Borders of shoreline spot harboring tiny marine vegetation (7)

5: Gingrich said Reagan should not be charged. (7)

6: Tasman has a way for French theologian, Peter (7)

9: Gradually reduce European Community requisitions for playback devices (4,9)

11: Sums are written up for scholar (7)

12: Half of them should have had an idea (7)

16: Say again 'Others had food' (7)

17: Wild geese, disoriented without leaders, find shelter (3,4)

18: Some engines stop working with less maintenance (7)

19: Imagine spouse, upset, keeping quiet (7)

23: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)




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