Crossword for Tue, 4/Jul/2006

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Across
1: To hear's possible in this (7)

4: Maxim is a little man (5)

7: About....about right? Wrong! (3)

9: In my greed I blessed food (7)

11: Put two together? (Just skinned the fruit.) (5)

12: Poison with spite (5)

13: Building for owl and treble changes? (4,5)

15: Father's into whips and chains, a violent action (5)

17: Horse bolted as 7 lost its way (5)

18: Music direction on, in and at dances (9)

21: Six points making a case for one in good shape (5)

23: Bridge players under low deer (5)

24: Hazel's protector, say, makes one mad (7)

25: Sound of river crossing (3)

26: Frequently held back by internet formalities (5)

27: Excitedly saw open arms (7)
Down
1: We blame knitter for small woolly jumper (3-4)

2: Attempted to have him brought to trial. (5)

3: In the act an organ is brought forth (9)

5: Loathing for leader leaving platform (5)

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

8: Sickens up, reels with disgust (7)

9: Big Bird: 'Apologies--getting a late start' (5)

10: Child, bask by the sound (3)

14: One fowl and yet two foul (9)

16: Running across obscene libation from the East Texas town? (7)

17: An Italian port - New Orleans (7)

19: Trunk contains piece of old knotted rope (5)

20: Classical musician composing her opus (7)

21: Principle unaffected by revolution (5)

22: Sister gets nothing, we hear (3)

23: Kitty's way of saying loudly, 'I hurt'? (5)




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