Crossword for Sat, 25/Oct/2008

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Across
2: Witty remark, for example, about constant batterer (7)

5: 'I'm at the top! I am chairman of Chrysler Corporation of America.' (7)

7: A flare-up is getting off 23-across (9)

8: Last offer (4,3)

9: Sid sets off then stops (7)
Down
1: See why a convertible is nonsense (7)

3: Old Peruvian laughs if leagued (2,7)

4: Usher again in the audience for evidence of payment (7)

5: A sign of winter here in Paris -- clashes when ash is dumped (7)

6: Increase a nutmeg's nuttiness? (7)




Solution (Reversed)
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