Crossword for Tue, 8/Dec/2009

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Across
2: Furious persons cry for the lure of the wilderness (4,2,3,4)

7: Grant authority to gaucho, finally, packing whip for farm animals (9)

9: Property initially in annuity settlement survived estate tax (5)

11: This erratic 23-down twisted neck (7)

12: One wink, or forty (4-3)

13: Stu undressed in front of every tutor (5)

15: Large masses of insects beleaguering crazed lion (9)

16: Tossing and turning, I wondered what the comforter might be made of (9)

20: Anger doctor internalizes is more serious (5)

21: Whip up perfume (7)

22: Justify jingoism? (7)

25: Away sick and lifeless (5)

26: Supply weapons to a fool? No! Its a South American mammal (9)

27: Changed musician not so offensively pious (13)
Down
1: Then, one crisis ends after call is for healthy exercises (13)

2: No right to secret desire (5)

3: Little singer returned, following band to total a hairy little mother with seating for one. (7)

4: Employs as token members (5,2)

5: Call back upstart by the Spanish king of old Portugal (7)

6: Detective negotiated nicer post (9)

8: In all, just a little peak. (3)

10: Valuable discovery certain in luxury travel (8,5)

14: Drug problem for 100, in sum (9)

17: Call on telephone about lock (7)

18: Too many weapons perhaps for this type of bowling! (7)

19: A correspondent from every point on island (7)

23: Clear initial rubbish in drain (3)

24: Titan is finally cut short (5)




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