Crossword for Wed, 9/May/2007

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Across
1: Critical analysis of letters from Beau to psychiatrist (7)

5: Things get loose when there's a deficiency in the directions. (7)

9: Traded partners for sprint ~ (5,4)

10: One may be a very long time (3)

11: Mirror steps to Gore; props to Will Rogers (7)

12: Clannish discourtesy cut short a Radical (7)

13: Place to clean up bit of trash in club meeting area (7)

16: Upset expression of surprise follows failure of comic take-off (5)

17: Initially, too hewed in misrepresentation to be supple (5)

19: Hair fetishist's fastener? (4,3)

21: Revolutionary near the capital (7)

22: Name of girl training otter in Los Angeles (7)

25: Three kernels of copper-yellow grain (3)

26: Freezing - with nothing on top? (5,4)

27: Earthenware bowl eventually replacing fragment of prehistoric drawing (7)

28: Staying awfully dark (7)
Down
1: Nature photographer leans out (5)

2: One who regrets following initial tendencies is increasingly sincere (5)

3: Show attendant a part of the bible (7)

4: Cycles within easy earshot (5)

5: Zilch sent off for veal cutlet (9)

6: Fools around near hellholes (7)

7: Stoop to enter wretched kennel with stock measure (5,4)

8: Sent off info to npr.org? (9)

13: Reciprocal statement admitting a bit of trickery with baseball stat (9)

14: Make a deep impression, bound by ties initially thought to be most vexatious (9)

15: It's on the coast of Australia - a tree discovered by science (6,3)

18: True one hiding along the way (2,5)

20: Seed seen when garage is empty (7)

22: Still drunk, sings in a light, rhythmic way (5)

23: Roman landmark lost rivet (5)

24: Some kind of a nut with a foot problem (5)




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