Crossword for Tue, 22/May/2007

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Across
1: Party for sheep shearers?

8: Triumph

9: Crucial

10: Copying of a role model

13: Senior member

14: Modern messages

15: Coin of Nepal or Pakistan

17: Bumbling

19: Mileage counters

21: Dye used as a toner

23: Wise quality?

25: Deal with

26: Famished

27: Change
Down
1: Use unwisely

2: Tending to obstruct

3: Explosive device

4: Thomas Lincoln, to family

5: Asian lady beetle, for one

6: Bold

7: Drainers and strainers

11: Adult insects

12: Wrestling holds

14: Phone convenience

16: Canned fruit

18: Touching

20: It's written in stone

22: Rock garden creeper

24: Ice cream concoctions

26: Churchill's title




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