Crossword for Fri, 23/Mar/2007

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Across
1: Live it up

4: Horses on a stud farm

9: Made invalid

10: Sneaker stringers

11: Best possible

12: Abundance

13: Lowest caste in 'Brave New World'

16: In an inflexible way

17: Machine-guns from above

19: Rather

21: White expanse

23: Drawing

25: Ease up

26: Biological maps

27: Leadfoot

28: Stand in good ___ (be useful to)

Down
1: Get

2: Change of ___ (what a lawyer might seek)

3: Conforming to the rules

4: Cameraman's camera position

5: Speak to

6: Suckers

7: Tending to obstruct

8: Job for Merlin

14: Gestational carrier

15: Source of bizarre ideas, so to speak

17: Moves sideways

18: Dexterity

20: Iditarod vehicle

22: Subject of Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks'

23: Heavy texts

24: Prevention unit





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