Crossword for Wed, 25/Mar/2009

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Across
1: Kitchen gadget

4: Sluggish

9: Madras master

10: Disown

11: Camilla's title

13: Holmes and Moriarty, e.g.

15: SPRING

16: Word with special or photo

17: 'What'd you say?'

18: Committee head

20: Hockey stats

21: Answer back

23: Web-making part of a spider

25: Spaces with skylights

27: Vine supports

28: Links' rara avis

Down
1: Checked before a heist

2: ''Go, team!''

3: Gawks

4: Old Neapolitan cabbage?

5: Kewpie doll feature

6: Check the check

7: Bad places for stone throwers

8: Edam and Romano

12: Packed items that might take a number?

14: Place to haggle

17: Ears or eyes?

19: Affirms

21: Has status

22: Rub out

24: Less than diddly

26: Tabloid





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