Crossword for Sat, 2/May/2009

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Across
1: Bumpers, e.g., aren't so damaged (7)

6: Lion devouring poor shot in part of Africa (7)

7: Topics I am prepared to make congenial (9)

8: Gets in boats at sea (7)

9: 'Doctor, I hear bees,' the French drool (7)
Down
2: Conductor taking opera to Northern Ireland twice (9)

3: Keeps turning nastier (7)

4: Press or key source of metal (4,3)

5: Old pies thrown in sack (7)

6: Surrounded, small insect crawled into cover (7)




Solution (Reversed)
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