Crossword for Sun, 14/Sep/2008

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Across
1: Cuts taxes (7)

4: 'Doctor, I hear bees,' the French drool (7)

6: Hikers' path around Virginia is hard work (7)

8: Ailment moving one to get nourishment (7)

11: Montana contract cut back (5)

12: Chatter about some pay-back (3)

13: Adjust to initially having little juice (5)

14: Junker left Alaskan city heading north (5)

15: Run up a womans garment as a temporary expedient (9)

17: Boatman from old region? (9)

18: Reproduction? From him? A gelding? (5)

19: Reportedly remained sober (5)

21: Half disapprove of old king (3)

23: Shakespeare character speaking overhead (5)

24: Liberate some tennis without charge (3,4)

25: Don't repeat lyrics (7)

26: Unpopular cad escorted around shopping malls (7)

27: One wink, or forty (4-3)
Down
1: Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13)

2: A charm won crookedly by cleaner (9)

3: On your feet! (8,5)

4: Game for artist holding tip of paintbrush right (4,5)

5: Mark in Russian bar, empty the night before (5)

7: Non-clerical song (3)

9: Bug found in examination and in a full going-over (10,3)

10: How a diver might marry (4,3,6)

15: Cast Miss Stone for dewy quality (9)

16: Doesn't move convict housing in a rising (9)

20: Language of first and last detective (5)

22: Startled, grabs sailor (3)




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